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dreamt

  [dremt]
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–verb
a pt. and pp. of dream.

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
15. most desirable; ideal: a dream vacation.
—Verb phrase
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

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.
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dream   (drēm)   
n.  
  1. A series of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations occurring involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep.
  2. A daydream; a reverie.
  3. A state of abstraction; a trance.
  4. A wild fancy or hope.
  5. A condition or achievement that is longed for; an aspiration: a dream of owning their own business.
  6. One that is exceptionally gratifying, excellent, or beautiful: Our new car runs like a dream.
v.   dreamed or dreamt (drěmt), dream·ing, dreams

v.   intr.
  1. To experience a dream in sleep: dreamed of meeting an old friend.
  2. To daydream.
  3. To have a deep aspiration: dreaming of a world at peace.
  4. To regard something as feasible or practical: I wouldn't dream of trick skiing on icy slopes.
v.   tr.
  1. To experience a dream of while asleep: Did it storm last night, or did I dream it?
  2. To conceive of; imagine.
  3. To pass (time) idly or in reverie.
Phrasal Verb(s):
dream on Informal Used in the imperative to indicate that a statement or suggestion is improbable or unrealistic.
dream upTo invent; concoct: dreamed up a plan to corner the market.

[Middle English drem, from Old English drēam, joy, music; akin to Old Saxon drōm, mirth, dream.]
dreamt   (drěmt)   
v.  A past tense and a past participle of dream.
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