"have no idea" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: has no idea [present, singular, third-person], having no idea [participle, present], had no idea [participle, past], had no idea [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> no idea}} have no idea (third-person singular simple present has no idea, present participle having no idea, simple past and past participle had no idea)
  1. To not know at all. Translations (know not): nemít tušení (Czech), nu avea habar (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-have_no_idea-en-verb-8cXAjVPC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English negative polarity items, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 96 4 Disambiguation of English negative polarity items: 94 6 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 92 8 Disambiguation of 'know not': 63 37
  2. To be mistaken; to not have a correct idea. Related terms: I have no idea
    Sense id: en-have_no_idea-en-verb-wHPcdxie

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