noun · neutral
notion
UK/ˈnəʊʃən/US/ˈnoʊʃən/NO·tion
Band 6-7speakingtask2
a general or vague idea about something
Examples
“She dismissed the notion that money brings happiness.”
“The notion of justice varies between cultures.”
“Many students reject the notion that failure is the end.”
Band 8 sentence
“The prevailing notion that more technology equals better education must be examined critically.”
Collocations
- the notion of
- popular notion
- dispel the notion
Word family
notion nounnotional adjective
Common mistakes
many notion→many notions
have a notion about→have a notion that / have an idea about
Say it for a higher band
5idea→6concept→7+notion
Synonyms
idea
Easily confused
concept
“The concept of sustainability is central to environmental studies.”
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