1.Definition: (music) melodic subject of a musical composition

"The theme is announced in the first measures", "The accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"

Related Noun(s):theme

Category: General

2.Definition: a personal view

"He has an idea that we don't like him"

Category: General

3.Definition: an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth

"An estimate of what it would cost", "A rough idea how long it would take"

Related Noun(s):approximation, estimate, estimation

Category: General

4.Definition: the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

"It was not a good idea", "The thought never entered my mind"

Related Noun(s):thought

Category: General

5.Definition: your intention; what you intend to do

"He had in mind to see his old teacher", "The idea of the game is to capture all the pieces"

Related Noun(s):mind

Category: General