daydream

day·dream

 (dā′drēm′)

n.

A dreamlike musing or fantasy while awake, especially of the fulfillment of wishes or hopes.

intr.v. day·dreamed or day·dreamt (-drĕmt′), day·dream·ing, day·dreams

To have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake.

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day′dream′er n.

daydream

(ˈdeɪˌdriːm)

n

1. a pleasant dreamlike fantasy indulged in while awake; idle reverie

2. a pleasant scheme or wish that is unlikely to be fulfilled; pipe dream

vb

3. (intr) to have daydreams; indulge in idle fantasy

ˈdayˌdreamer n ˈdayˌdreamy adj

day•dream

(ˈdeɪˌdrim)

n.

1. a visionary fancy indulged in while awake; reverie.

2. a fanciful notion, wish, or plan.

v.i.

3. to indulge in daydreams.

[1675–85]

day′dream`er, n.

day′dream′y, adj.

daydream

Past participle: daydreamed
Gerund: daydreaming

Imperative

daydream

daydream

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	daydream - absentminded dreaming while awake     air castle, castle in Spain, castle in the air, daydreaming, oneirism, reverie, revery dreaming, dream - imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake; "he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality"
Verb	1.	daydream - have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy dream, woolgather, stargaze conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine - form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?"
	2.	daydream - have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake; "She looked out the window, daydreaming" moon laze, slug, idle, stagnate - be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning"

daydream

verb

fantasize, dream, imagine, envision, stargaze He daydreams of being a famous journalist.

noun

fantasy, dream, imagining, wish, fancy, reverie, pipe dream, fond hope, figment of the imagination, castle in the air or in Spain He escaped into daydreams of heroic men and beautiful women.

daydream

noun

An illusory mental image:

dream, fancy, fantasy, fiction, figment, illusion, phantasm, phantasma, reverie, vision.

verb

To experience dreams or daydreams:

dream, fantasize, muse, woolgather.

Translations

daydream

[ˈdeɪdriːm]

A. N → ensueño m, ilusión f

B. VI → soñar despierto

daydream

[ˈdeɪdriːm]

n → rêverie f

vi → rêvasser
to daydream about doing sth
He daydreams about being a famous journalist → Il rêvasse en s'imaginant être un célèbre journaliste.
day girl n (at boarding school) → externe f
day job n → emploi m principal
Don't give up the day job! (humorous) → C'est pas la peine de changer de carrière.

daydream

[ˈdeɪˌdriːm]

1. n → sogno a occhi aperti

2. vi → sognare a occhi aperti

daydream

n. ilusión, ensueño;

vi.

to ___ → soñar despierto-a.

daydream

vi (pret & pp -dreamed o -dreamt) soñar despierto