ideal
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/aɪˈdiːəl/
🇬🇧
/aɪˈdiːəl/
adjective
A2
perfect or best possible
This weather is ideal for a picnic.
A2
only in your mind; not real
He has an ideal picture of how life should be.
noun
B2
a perfect standard to try to reach
Her ideal is to help people in need.
B2
a perfect person or thing
This car is my ideal of what a vehicle should be.
translation
perfect or best possible; only in your mind; not real
a perfect standard to try to reach; a perfect person or thing
Word Forms
Plural
ideals