Idea

Russian Meaning

идея

представление

мысль

понятие

план

воображение

фантазия

намерение

English Meaning

  1. Something, such as a thought or conception, that potentially or actually exists in the mind as a product of mental activity.
  2. An opinion, conviction, or principle: has some strange political ideas.
  3. A plan, scheme, or method.
  4. The gist of a specific situation; significance: The idea is to finish the project under budget.
  5. A notion; a fancy.
  6. Music A theme or motif.
  7. Philosophy In the philosophy of Plato, an archetype of which a corresponding being in phenomenal reality is an imperfect replica.
  8. Philosophy In the philosophy of Kant, a concept of reason that is transcendent but nonempirical.
  9. Philosophy In the philosophy of Hegel, absolute truth; the complete and ultimate product of reason.
  10. Obsolete A mental image of something remembered.