Meaning & Definition of Dream in English
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Dream
/drim/
noun
1. A series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
- "I had a dream about you last night"
synonym:
- dream,
- dreaming
2. Imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
- "He lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality"
synonym:
- dream,
- dreaming
3. A cherished desire
- "His ambition is to own his own business"
synonym:
- ambition,
- aspiration,
- dream
4. A fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe)
- "I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe"
synonym:
- pipe dream,
- dream
5. A state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality
- "He went about his work as if in a dream"
synonym:
- dream
6. Someone or something wonderful
- "This dessert is a dream"
synonym:
- dream
verb
1. Have a daydream
- Indulge in a fantasy
synonym:
- dream,
- daydream,
- woolgather,
- stargaze
2. Experience while sleeping
- "She claims to never dream"
- "He dreamt a strange scene"
synonym:
- dream
Examples of using
My dream is to become a space-archaeologist and to explore extinct planets.
Beautiful girls dream of him.
Let us think about it together and dream a little.