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dream
[ dreem ]
noun
- a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- the sleeping state in which this occurs.
- an object seen in a dream.
- an involuntary vision occurring to a person when awake.
- a vision voluntarily indulged in while awake; daydream; reverie.
- an aspiration; goal; aim:
A trip to Europe is his dream.
- a wild or vain fancy.
- something of an unreal beauty, charm, or excellence.
verb (used without object)
- to have a dream.
- to indulge in daydreams or reveries:
He dreamed about vacation plans when he should have been working.
- to think or conceive of something in a very remote way (usually followed by of ):
I wouldn't dream of asking them.
verb (used with object)
- to see or imagine in sleep or in a vision.
- to imagine as if in a dream; fancy; suppose.
- to pass or spend (time) in dreaming (often followed by away ):
to dream away the afternoon.
adjective
- most desirable; ideal:
a dream vacation.
verb phrase
- to form in the imagination; devise:
They dreamed up the most impossible plan.
dream
/ ː /
noun
- mental activity, usually in the form of an imagined series of events, occurring during certain phases of sleep
- ( as modifier )
a dream sequence
- ( in combination ) oneiric
dreamland
- a sequence of imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake; daydream; fantasy
- ( as modifier )
a dream world
- a person or thing seen or occurring in a dream
- a cherished hope; ambition; aspiration
- a vain hope
- a person or thing that is as pleasant, or seemingly unreal, as a dream
- go like a dreamto move, develop, or work very well
verb
- may take a clause as object to undergo or experience (a dream or dreams)
- intr to indulge in daydreams
- intr to suffer delusions; be unrealistic
you're dreaming if you think you can win
- whenintr, foll by of or about to have an image (of) or fantasy (about) in or as if in a dream
- intrfoll byof to consider the possibility (of)
I wouldn't dream of troubling you
adjective
- too good to be true; ideal
dream kitchen
Derived Forms
- ˈڳܱ, adverb
- ˈԲ, nounadjective
- ˈ, adjective
- ˈly, adverb
- ˈԲly, adverb
- ˈˌ, adjective
- ˈness, noun
- ˈڳܱ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- fܱ adjective
- fܱ·ly adverb
- fܱ·ness noun
- iԲ· adverb
- l adjective
- · verb redreamed or redreamt redreaming
- ܲ· adjective
- ܲ·iԲ adjective
- un·l adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of dream1
Word History and Origins
Origin of dream1
Idioms and Phrases
- pipe dream
- sweet dreams
- wouldn't dream of
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Forget the wildfires, earthquakes, water shortages and all the other factors that place the California dream in doubt, according to pundits.
In her opening statement, Ms Hayes said Elise was: "A young person with her own hopes and dreams."
Xi came to power in 2012 with a dream of a rejuvenated China.
That's exactly the moment when you have to work even harder, train more, sleep well, eat better, and above all keep dreaming.
“In recent years, California dreams have transformed into California nightmares of skyrocketing crime and dystopian scenes of homelessness and open-air drug use,” White House spokesman Kush Desai said.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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