Polyglot Dictionary

idear

/iðeˈaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
ideo
preterite (yo)
ideé
past participle
ideado

Meaning

  1. to devise

    • Idearon un plan.

      They devised a plan.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

ingeniar

ingeniar implies more cleverness or ingenuity; idear is more general, simply to come up with an idea — both mean "to devise."

Similar in other languages

German

ersinnen

ersinnen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to devise."

Practice

1 What does idear mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches idear?

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