idear
idear(
ee
-
deh
-
ahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (to conceive)
a. to devise
Dos oficiales estadounidenses idearon un plan para fugarse del campo de prisioneros de guerra.Two American officers devised a plan to escape from the prisoner-of-war camp.
b. to think up
Tenemos que idear una excusa para explicar por qué no fuimos a la escuela.We need to think up an excuse for not having gone to school.
c. to come up with
Alejandra ideó un plan para hacerle creer a Lucas que nos habíamos ido de viaje.Alejandra came up with a plan to trick Lucas into thinking that we had left the city.
2. (to design)
a. to invent
Leonardo da Vinci ya había ideado una máquina voladora siglos atrás.Leonardo da Vinci had already invented a flying machine centuries ago.
b. to devise
El terrorista ideó un mecanismo que hace detonar la bomba si se intenta desactivarla.The terrorist devised a mechanism that detonates the bomb if someone tries to defuse it.
idear
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (planear)
a. to think up, to devise
2. (inventar)
a. to invent
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Word Roots
Hover on a tile to learn new words with the same root.
Loading roots
Examples
Verb Conjugations for idear
| Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Conditional | Future | |
| yo | |||||
| tú | |||||
| él/ella/Ud. | |||||
| nosotros | |||||
| vosotros | |||||
| ellos/ellas/Uds. |
Explore SpanishDict
We've combined the most accurate English to Spanish translations, dictionary, verb conjugations, and Spanish to English translators into one very powerful search box.
Learn Spanish with Fluencia
Try Fluencia, the new Spanish learning program from SpanishDict.
- Fun and interactive
- Highly effective
- Easy to use
- Works on any device
Did this page answer your question?
