the idea

noun

: the central meaning or purpose of something : goal or intention

The whole idea of the game is to keep from getting caught.

The idea is to get people to attend.

Examples of the idea in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So that’s the idea of this book and also in book two. —Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024

The Heat fundamentally disagrees with the idea of trading top players for draft picks and rebuilding over multiple seasons. —Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024

Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez isn’t ready to commit to the idea of a separate college football playoff for Group of Five teams. —Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 7 May 2024

Almost all business leaders pay lip service to the idea of flexibility. —Ram Charan, Fortune, 7 May 2024

Hostin quickly responded by suggesting Rikers Island, a controversial New York City prison, while Goldberg floated the idea of reopening San Francisco's famed Alcatraz facility. —EW.com, 7 May 2024

Even more irksome to Russia than the Cameron comments were recent remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron, who publicly mused about the idea of sending European troops to Ukraine. —Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024

For one thing, data-privacy advocates and fans of old-school human driving will likely shudder at the idea of centralized monitoring and control over streets and roads, despite potential upsides. —IEEE Spectrum, 6 May 2024

But while showrunner Tim Minear floated the idea to him as a possibility for Season Four, it was ultimately axed. —Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2024