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have no idea

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /hæv ˌnoʊ aɪˈdiːə/ · UK /hæv ˌnəʊ aɪˈdɪə/

have no idea means: If you do not know something at all, you cannot explain or answer it.

verb

NOT KNOWA2

If you do not know something at all, you cannot explain or answer it.

  • I have no idea.
  • She had no idea where her keys were.
  • Do you really have no idea how this works?

How to use it: have no idea + question word (I have no idea where he lives.); have no idea about something (We have no idea about the cost.)

Similar words: not know, be clueless

Opposites: know

Common phrases: have no idea, have no idea why, have no idea how

WRONG IMPRESSIONB2

To have a completely wrong understanding of a situation.

  • You have no idea if you think this is easy.
  • He thought parenting was simple; he had no idea.
  • They have no idea what real pressure is like.

How to use it: have no idea how/what… (You have no idea how difficult this really is.)

Similar words: be mistaken, be wrong

Common phrases: have no idea, really have no idea

Questions about have no idea

What does have no idea mean?

If you do not know something at all, you cannot explain or answer it.

What is have no idea in other languages?

Türkçe: hiçbir fikri olmamak · Español: no tener ni idea · Français: n’avoir aucune idée · Deutsch: keine Ahnung haben · Italiano: non avere idea · 日本語: 全く分からない

How do you pronounce have no idea?

In American English /hæv ˌnoʊ aɪˈdiːə/; in British English /hæv ˌnəʊ aɪˈdɪə/.

How do you use have no idea in a sentence?

I have no idea. She had no idea where her keys were.

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