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),dreamed or dreamt,dream·ing.
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),dreamed or dreamt,dream·ing.
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 Phrases
dream up,to form in the imagination; devise: They dreamed up the most impossible plan.
Origin of dream
1200–50; Middle English dreem,Old English drēam joy, mirth, gladness, cognate with Old Saxon drōm mirth, dream, Old Norse draumr,Old High German troum dream; modern sense first recorded in ME but presumably also current in Old English, as in Old Saxon
synonym study for dream
1. Dream,nightmare, and vision refer to the kinds of mental images that form during sleep. Dream is the general term for any such succession of images. A nightmare is a dream that brings fear or anxiety: frightened by a nightmare.Vision refers to a series of images of unusual vividness, clarity, order, and significance, sometimes seen in a dream.
His duet with Egyptian singer Mohammed Ramadan, released four years on, racked up 100 million views in a month — numbers that American superstars dream of.
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We all know times are incredibly tough, and everyone’s working overtime on steroids to keep their startup dreams alive.
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This book is so meaningful to me, and I recommend everyone read it—especially young women who may be unsure of decisions you are facing and how they may impact your ability to reach your dreams.
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It’s not clear how much he’s paying for the trip, but one has to assume it’s more than most of us could ever dream of making in our lifetimes.
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Many dreamed that instant access to information would improve our ability to discern truth from lies and good from bad.
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The Eighty-ninth Congress was potentially more fertile ground for the broad range of controversial programs on his dream agenda.
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I fall back into a dream and then suddenly there is a tapping on the window just above my bed.
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So where does this leave the millions of Palestinians—like my relatives—who dream of self-determination and a sovereign state?
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“It is his dream [to go to Congress] and he is going to be running,” Molinari said.
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In this American dream, we move where the jobs are to realize social mobility.
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The body was carried up the side, and uncovered, just as Mrs. Dodd saw in her dream.
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Is Love ours, and do we dream we know it, Bound with all our heart-strings, all our own?
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All his desperate sorrow of the morning and the horror of his dream were gone.
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But who was to dream that he would arrange to leave it at such an unearthly time of the morning at this dark season of the year?
The Hand of Ethelberta|Thomas Hardy
There was about it an undulating and aerial grace, such as one might dream of for some mythic and allegorical being.
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British Dictionary definitions for dream
dream
/ (driːm) /
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
go like a dreamto move, develop, or work very well
verbdreams, dreaming, dreamedordreamt (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 unrealisticyou'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
Types Of Dreams And How To Remember ThemEveryone dreams each night during a period of REM sleep. Here are terms to help describe those memorable reveries.