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 dream dream /ˈdriːm/

noun

  1. () A series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep  ( dreaming , dream )
    a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
     I had a dream about you last night
    I had a dream about you last night
  2. () Imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake  ( dreaming , dream )
    imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
     He lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality
    he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality
  3. () A cherished desire  ( aspiration , dream , ambition )
    a cherished desire
     His ambition is to own his own business
    his ambition is to own his own business
  4. () A fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe)  ( pipe dream , dream )
    a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe)
     I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe
    I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe
  5. () A state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality  ( dream )
    a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality
     He went about his work as if in a dream
    he went about his work as if in a dream
  6. Someone or something wonderful  ( dream )
    someone or something wonderful
     This dessert is a dream
    this dessert is a dream

verb

  1. () Have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy  ( stargaze , daydream , woolgather , dream )
    have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
  2. () Experience while sleeping  ( dream )
    experience while sleeping
     She claims to never dream
    She claims to never dream
     He dreamt a strange scene
    He dreamt a strange scene