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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
“As a person who understands just how rewarding it is to live out your wildest dreams, it’s equally rewarding for me to help others reach theirs.”
"Autistic people have the same hopes, dreams and yes, the same awkward dating moments as anyone else," Dani Bowman, one of the television show's star's said to US media.
People, say, ‘Oh, I hope, oh I dream.’
The trip fulfilled "a long-time dream of ours", the band said.
A County Tyrone man has said his dream of taking over the family farm was gone in the "blink of an eye" when he lost his arm in a farming accident.
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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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