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
The designer originally dreamt up the ideas for STAR with Alex Malybaev, from the FIRMA branding agency.
The World's Most Beautiful Boat—Yours for Half a Billion Dollars | Tim Teeman | October 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTClaude Fauriel dreamt up the reincarnation of ancient Greece in its eponymous successor.
After the Rain | Sam Vaknin
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
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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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