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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

have other ideas en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To do something different from what is proposed or expected.
    • He wanted to get home and warm up, but his dog had other ideas. 'Jasper, you daft dog. Come here.' The dog continued to bark, and Harry knew he would have to go and retrieve the dog himself. 2022, Kat Green, Frozen Pact, page 1:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
had other ideas Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
had other ideas Tense=Past lexicographic
having other ideas Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
has other ideas Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic