English in a Minute: Verbs that can be used with 'idea'
Learning English Vocabulary
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🗓️ 22 January 2025
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Summary
An idea can be a thought or suggestion. There are some words that we often use together. These are called collocations. Learn some of the verbs that we often use with the noun 'idea' with Neil in this podcast.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to BBC Learning English.com. |
| 0:04.0 | Do you have any idea how many verbs you can use with idea? |
| 0:09.0 | There are a lot. |
| 0:11.0 | You can have an idea, which we often say when you're suddenly inspired. |
| 0:16.0 | Or you can have no idea, which means you don't know. |
| 0:19.0 | What time does the show start? I have no idea. |
| 0:23.7 | I have an idea. Let's call and ask. If an idea pops into your head, you suddenly have an idea. |
| 0:31.7 | Ooh, an idea just popped into my head. We can go to that Chinese restaurant before the show. |
| 0:39.2 | If you dream up an idea, |
| 0:46.0 | you have a silly or unusual idea. Trust you to dream up an idea like that. We're vegetarian. |
| 0:52.8 | We don't eat chicken. You can put forward an idea, which means suggest an idea. This is often used in a more formal context like work. |
| 0:56.1 | I'd like to put forward an idea, if I may. |
| 0:58.6 | We could hire a freelancer for the graphics. |
| 1:02.1 | Can you dream up or put forward an idea |
| 1:04.1 | of what word we can look at next time? |
| 1:06.9 | BBC Learning English. |
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