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dream
[dreem] 
noun, verb, dreamed or dreamt, dream⋅ing, adjective –noun
| 1. | a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep. |
| 2. | the sleeping state in which this occurs. |
| 3. | an object seen in a dream. |
| 4. | an involuntary vision occurring to a person when awake. |
| 5. | a vision voluntarily indulged in while awake; daydream; reverie. |
| 6. | an aspiration; goal; aim: A trip to Europe is his dream. |
| 7. | a wild or vain fancy. |
| 8. | something of an unreal beauty, charm, or excellence. |
–verb (used without object)
| 9. | to have a dream. |
| 10. | to indulge in daydreams or reveries: He dreamed about vacation plans when he should have been working. |
| 11. | to think or conceive of something in a very remote way (usually fol. by of): I wouldn't dream of asking them. |
–verb (used with object)
| 12. | to see or imagine in sleep or in a vision. |
| 13. | to imagine as if in a dream; fancy; suppose. |
| 14. | to pass or spend (time) in dreaming (often fol. by away): to dream away the afternoon. |
–adjective
—Verb phrase| 15. | most desirable; ideal: a dream vacation. |
| 16. | dream up, to form in the imagination; devise: They dreamed up the most impossible plan. |
Origin:
1200–50; ME dreem, OE drēam joy, mirth, gladness, c. OS drōm mirth, dream, ON draumr, OHG troum dream; modern sense first recorded in ME but presumably also current in OE, as in OS
1200–50; ME dreem, OE drēam joy, mirth, gladness, c. OS drōm mirth, dream, ON draumr, OHG troum dream; modern sense first recorded in ME but presumably also current in OE, as in OS
Related forms:
dreamful, adjective
dream⋅ful⋅ly, adverb
dream⋅ful⋅ness, noun
dream⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
dreamlike, adjective
Synonyms:
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.
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.
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