dream (driːm
)
Definitions
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) ⇒
dreamland
related adjective oneiric
- 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
- See go like a dream
verb
Word forms: dreams, dreaming, dreamed, dreamt, drɛmt
- (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
- intr, foll by of or about to have an image (of) or fantasy (about) in or as if in a dream
- (intr) of to consider the possibility (of) ⇒
I wouldn't dream of troubling you
adjective
- too good to be true; ideal ⇒
dream kitchen
See also
dream upAlternative Forms
ˈdreamful adjective ˈdreamfully adverb ˈdreaming noun adjective ˈdreamingly adverb ˈdreamless adjective ˈdreamlessly adverb ˈdreamlessness noun ˈdreamˌlike adjectiveWord Origin
Old English drēam song; related to Old High German troum, Old Norse draumr, Greek thrulos noiseSynonyms
View thesaurus entry=
ambition,
wish,
fantasy,
plan,
hope,
goal,
design,
aim,
desire,
objective,
aspiration,
Holy Grail,
pipe dream,
Quotations
"Your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions"
Bible: Joel"We are such stuffAs dreams are made on, and our little lifeIs rounded with a sleep"
"I talk of dreams;Which are the children of an idle brain,Begot of nothing but vain fantasy"
"Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams"
"I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood"
Translations
- British English:
dream
A dream is an imaginary series of events that you experience in your mind while you are asleep.He had a dream about her.driːm NOUN He had a dream about her.
- Spanish:
sueño
nm
- French:
rêve
nm
- German:
Traum
nm Träume
- Chinese: 梦 n
- Arabic: حُلْم n
- Portuguese: sonho nm
- Russian: сон nm
- Croatian: san nm
- Czech: sen nm
- Danish: drøm nutr
- Dutch: droom nm
- Finnish: uni n
- Greek: όνειρο nnt
- Italian: sogno nm
- Japanese: 夢 n
- Korean: 꿈 n
- Norwegian: drøm nm
- Polish: sen nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: sonho nm
- European Spanish:
sueño
nm
- Swedish: dröm nutr
- Thai: ความฝัน n
- Turkish: düş n
- Vietnamese: giấc mơ n
- British English:
dream
When you dream, you experience imaginary events in your mind while you are asleep.Ivor dreamed that he was on a bus. She dreamed about her baby.driːm VERB Ivor dreamed that he was on a bus. She dreamed about her baby.
- Spanish:
soñar
v
- French:
rêver
vi
- German:
träumen
v
- Chinese: 梦想 v
- Arabic: يَحْلُمُ v
- Portuguese: sonhar v
- Russian: спать v
- Croatian: sanjati v
- Czech: mít sen v
- Danish: drømme v
- Dutch: dromen v
- Finnish: uneksia v
- Greek: ονειρεύομαι v
- Italian: sognare v
- Japanese: 夢を見る v
- Korean: 꿈꾸다 v
- Norwegian: drømme v
- Polish: wyśnić v śnić
- Brazilian Portuguese: sonhar v
- European Spanish:
soñar
v
- Swedish: drömma v
- Thai: ฝัน v
- Turkish: düş görmek v
- Vietnamese: mơ v
Usage examples
Deep within a dream , Lirael felt someone stroking her forehead.
, LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)In 1983, he decided to spend some of it to create his dream home, Twin Ponds.
Country Life (2004)The South West Inner City Network presented the dream of Mick McCarthy's team winning the World Cup in June.
Irish Times (2002)If I can enter the dream while still conscious, I'm dreaming awake.
Glasgow Herald (2001)In a dream vision, the Irish saint discovers, with Jesus ' help, the entrance to purgatory at Lough Derg in Donegal.
, HEAVEN: A Traveller's Guide to the Undiscovered Country (2002)