dream
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.
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.
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.
most desirable; ideal: a dream vacation.
dream up, to form in the imagination; devise: They dreamed up the most impossible plan.
Origin of dream
1synonym study For dream
Other words from dream
- dreamful, adjective
- dream·ful·ly, adverb
- dream·ful·ness, noun
- dream·ing·ly, adverb
- dreamlike, adjective
- re·dream, verb, re·dreamed or re·dreamt, re·dream·ing.
- un·dreamed, adjective
- un·dream·ing, adjective
- un·dream·like, adjective
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How to use dream in a sentence
But a gradual drowsiness stole over her tumultuous thoughts, and she was soon wrapped in a troubled, dreamful slumber.
A Dreadful Temptation | Mrs. Alex. McVeigh MillerSleep visited not her eyes for many an hour, and when at length her eyes closed through fatigue, it was restless and dreamful.
Look out here,he went on with an abrupt and softer change of toneLook out at the dreamful shadowy beauty of your gardens now!
The Sorrows of Satan | Marie CorelliBut the thought encroached upon her that it was not a dreamful habit of mind she had fallen into of late.
The Call of the Canyon | Zane GreyThe Barbarians brought to it their nave grace, their love of life, their dreamful imaginations.
How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
British Dictionary definitions for dream
/ (driːm) /
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 dream to move, develop, or work very well
(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
too good to be true; ideal: dream kitchen
Origin of dream
1- See also dream up
Derived forms of dream
- dreamful, adjective
- dreamfully, adverb
- dreaming, noun, adjective
- dreamingly, adverb
- dreamless, adjective
- dreamlessly, adverb
- dreamlessness, noun
- dreamlike, adjective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with dream
In addition to the idioms beginning with dream
- dream come true, a
- dream up
also see:
- pipe dream
- sweet dreams
- wouldn't dream of
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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