dream
noun
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
had dreamt
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past perfectof dream.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Growing up in her family's bakery, she had dreamt of one day running her own business.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Boulter said she had "dreamt" of playing at a Queen's tournament after she came through a match filled with twists and turns against Tomljanovic.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2025
But, speaking to a crowd of over 80,000 spectators at the Bernabeu, Mbappe told supporters he had dreamt of the moment he could call himself a Real Madrid player.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2024
Following his victory at the World Championships, he did what we had dreamt of all his life and turned professional, starting the John Curry Theatre of Skating - essentially ballet on ice.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2022
But that vision came and went quickly in her mind and she began to wonder whether she had dreamt it.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
