Dream

Quick meaning: Dream is a noun meaning (countable) Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping.

Meaning

(countable) Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping.

More Meanings

1. (countable, figurative) A hope or wish.
2. A visionary scheme; a wild conceit; an idle fancy.
3. (intransitive) To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping.
4. (intransitive) To hope, to wish.
5. (intransitive) To daydream.
6. (transitive) To envision as an imaginary experience (usually when asleep).
7. (intransitive) To consider the possibility (of).

Example Sentences

have a dream

erotic dream

Last night I had a dream I was on a plane.

I had a dream that they updated The Emoji Movie for Gen Alpha.

Word Forms

• dreams
• dreame
• dreaming
• dreamed
• dreamt

Synonyms for dream

Depending on context, synonyms include vision, ambition, aspiration, daydream, pipe dream, stargaze.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include daydream, aspiration, ambition, pipe dream, stargaze, dreamy.

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