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had the first idea

had the first idea is the simple past and past participle of have the first idea.

Meaning of have the first idea

Verb

have the first idea (third-person singular simple present has the first idea, present participle having the first idea, simple past and past participle had the first idea)

  1. To have any knowledge (about something); have a clue.
    • Do you have the first idea of the worry you've caused me?2011, Gregory Dark, Susie and the Snow-it-alls, →ISBN
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see have, first, idea.
    • The best instruments known are also due to the genius of Newton; it was he who had the first idea of adapting mirrors to those which serve to measure these distances.1817, The Edinburgh Observer: Or, Town and Country Magazine

Questions about had the first idea

What is had the first idea the simple past and past participle of?
Had the first idea is the simple past and past participle of have the first idea.

Words near had the first idea in the dictionary

  1. had the cards
  2. had the cards in one's hands
  3. had the dirts with
  4. had the drains up
  5. had the drop on
  6. had the first idea
  7. had the floor
  8. had the heart
  9. had the hots for
  10. had the last laugh
  11. had the laugh on one's side

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