Dream

/dɹiːm/ · noun

Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

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

Example Sentences

have a dream

Last night I had a dream about an immortal snail that chased me around and could kill me if it touched me.

I had a dream where they introduced a new character in Homestuck named Blave, who was just Dave but blue.

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

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

scary dream

vivid dream

erotic dream

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Word Forms

• dreams
• dreame
• dreaming
• dreamed
• dreamt

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