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having the first idea

having the first idea is the present participle and gerund 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 having the first idea

What is having the first idea the present participle and gerund of?
Having the first idea is the present participle and gerund of have the first idea.

Words near having the first idea in the dictionary

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

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