Word Frequency
dream (driːm
)
Definitions
noun
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- 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
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- 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
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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
- when intr, foll by of or about to have an image (of) or fantasy (about) in or as if in a dream
- intr foll by 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 upDerived Forms
ˈdreamful adjectiveˈdreamfully adverb
ˈdreaming noun, adjective
ˈdreamingly adverb
ˈdreamless adjective
ˈdreamlessly adverb
ˈdreamlessness noun
ˈdreamˌlike adjective
Word Origin
Old English drēam song; related to Old High German troum, Old Norse draumr, Greek thrulos noiseSynonyms
View thesaurus entryQuotations including 'dream'
"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 for 'dream'
- 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
- Arabic: حُلْم
- Brazilian Portuguese: sonho
- Chinese: 梦
- Croatian: san
- Czech: sen
- Danish: drøm
- Dutch: droom
- European Spanish: sueñosoñar
- Finnish: uni
- French: rêve
- German: Traum Träume
- Greek: όνειρο
- Italian: sogno
- Japanese: 夢
- Korean: 꿈
- Norwegian: drøm
- Polish: senmarzenie
- Portuguese: sonho
- Romanian: vis vise
- Russian: сон
- Spanish: sueñoproyecto, deseo, esperanza
- Swedish: drömnär man sover
- Thai: ความฝัน
- Turkish: düşrüya
- Ukrainian: мрія
- Vietnamese: giấc mơ
- 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
- Arabic: يَحْلُمُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: sonhar
- Chinese: 梦想
- Croatian: sanjati
- Czech: mít sen
- Danish: drømme
- Dutch: dromen
- European Spanish: soñar
- Finnish: uneksia
- French: rêver
- German: träumen
- Greek: ονειρεύομαι
- Italian: sognare
- Japanese: 夢を見る
- Korean: 꿈꾸다
- Norwegian: drømme
- Polish: wyśnić śnić
- Portuguese: sonhar
- Romanian: vis vise
- Russian: спать
- Spanish: soñar
- Swedish: drömma
- Thai: ฝัน
- Turkish: düş görmek
- Ukrainian: мріяти
- Vietnamese: mơngủ
- British English: dream You can use dream to describe something that you think is ideal or perfect. ADJECTIVEHe had his dream house built on the banks of the river.
- Brazilian Portuguese: dos sonhos
- Chinese: 理想的
- European Spanish: soñado soñada
- French: de rêve
- German: Traum-
- Italian: dei sogni
- Japanese: 夢の
- Korean: 꿈같은
- Portuguese: de sonho
- Spanish: soñado soñada
Example Sentences Including 'dream'
According to the programme, Luas represents "the dream of a modern public transport system".Irish Times (2002)
But while there are houses for sale just about everywhere, suitable plots of land to build your dream home on are more scarce.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Everything had a surreal edge, as if I was in a waking dream.BETTER THAN THIS (2002)
Healing Meditation Whatever you can do or dream , you can begin it.THORSONS WAY OF - PALMISTRY (2002)
I lay there for several minutes thinking about the dream , wondering what it meant.BETTER THAN THIS (2002)
I'm sleeping, and dreaming about horns, a strange, bizarre dream from which I finally struggle to wake.Glasgow Herald (2001)
In 1983, he decided to spend some of it to create his dream home, Twin Ponds.Country Life (2004)
Scobie had been in the dream , she had told herself over the past weeks.YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)
To attain such success, it was "critical to start with a dream ", he said.Irish Times (2002)
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