notion

US: /ˈnoʊʃən/
UK: /nˈə‍ʊʃən/


English Vietnamese dictionary


notion /'nouʃn/
  • danh từ
    • ý niệm, khái niệm
      • a vague notion of...: một khái niệm mơ hồ về...
      • to have no notion of...: chẳng có một ý niệm gì về...
    • ý kiến, quan điểm
      • such is the common notion: đó là ý kiến chung, đó là quan điểm chung
    • ý định
      • he has no notion of resigning: nó không có ý định từ chức
    • (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) đồ dùng lặt vặt, tạp hoá
      • notion store: (định ngữ) hàng tạp hoá

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
~ (that ...)
~ (of sth) an idea, a belief or an understanding of sth: a political system based on the notions of equality and liberty + I have to reject the notion that greed can be a good thing. + She had only a vague notion of what might happen. + He has no notion of the difficulty of the problem.

Thesaurus dictionary


n.
1 idea, thought, concept, conception, image, impression, general idea, (mental) picture, inkling:
She has a pretty good notion of who did it. I haven't the slightest notion of what you are talking about
2 fancy, whim, crotchet, whimsy, caprice, impulse, inclination, vagary, conceit, quirk, kink:
She suddenly took a notion to fly to New York and left.

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

absurd, peculiar, ridiculous | hazy, vague | faintest, foggiest
I haven't the faintest notion how to get there.
| romantic | accepted, conventional, traditional | preconceived | general
There seems to be a general notion that nothing can be done about the problem.
| simple, simplistic

VERB + NOTION

have
He's got some vague notion that people will be queueing up to finance the project.
| reject | accept | support | dispel
We must dispel this notion that you can rely on the state for everything.

PREP.

~ of
They have come to reject the traditional notion of womanhood.


Concise English dictionary


notions'nəʊʃn
noun
+a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
+a general inclusive concept
+an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
+(usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items