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dream
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dream  (drm)
n.
1. A series of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations occurring involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep.
2. A daydream; a reverie.
3. A state of abstraction; a trance.
4. A wild fancy or hope.
5. A condition or achievement that is longed for; an aspiration: a dream of owning their own business.
6. One that is exceptionally gratifying, excellent, or beautiful: Our new car runs like a dream.
v. dreamed or dreamt (drmt), dream·ing, dreams
v.intr.
1. To experience a dream in sleep: dreamed of meeting an old friend.
2. To daydream.
3. To have a deep aspiration: dreaming of a world at peace.
4. To regard something as feasible or practical: I wouldn't dream of trick skiing on icy slopes.
v.tr.
1. To experience a dream of while asleep: Did it storm last night, or did I dream it?
2. To conceive of; imagine.
3. To pass (time) idly or in reverie.
Phrasal Verbs:
dream on Informal
Used in the imperative to indicate that a statement or suggestion is improbable or unrealistic.
dream up
To invent; concoct: dreamed up a plan to corner the market.

[Middle English drem, from Old English dram, joy, music; akin to Old Saxon drm, mirth, dream.]

dream
Noun
1. an imagined series of events experienced in the mind while asleep
2. a daydream: the dream of success turning into a nightmare
3. a goal or aim: Unity has been their constant dream
4. a wonderful person or thing: her house is a dream
Verb
[dreaming, dreamed] or dreamt
1. to experience (a dream)
2. to indulge in daydreams
3. to be unrealistic: you're dreaming if you think we can win
4. dream of to consider the possibility of: she would not dream of taking his advice
5. dream of or about to have an image of or fantasy about: they often dream about what life will be like for them on the outside
Adjective
beautiful or pleasing: a dream kitchen [Old English drēam song]
dreamer n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dreamdream - a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep; "I had a dream about you last night"
sleeping - the state of being asleep
imagery, imaging, mental imagery, imagination - the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he could still hear her in his imagination"
nightmare - a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream
wet dream - an erotic dream (usually at night) accompanied by the (nocturnal) emission of semen
2.dreamdream - imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake; "he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality"
imagination, imaginativeness, vision - the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses; "popular imagination created a world of demons"; "imagination reveals what the world could be"
woolgathering - an idle indulgence in fantasy
3.dreamdream - a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business"
desire - the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
American Dream - the widespread aspiration of Americans to live better than their parents did
emulation - ambition to equal or excel
nationalism - the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination
4.dreamdream - a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe); "I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe"
fantasy, phantasy - imagination unrestricted by reality; "a schoolgirl fantasy"
5.dream - a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality; "he went about his work as if in a dream"
revery, reverie - an abstracted state of absorption
6.dream - someone or something wonderful; "this dessert is a dream"
flawlessness, ne plus ultra, perfection - the state of being without a flaw or defect
Verb1.dream - have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
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?"
dream up, think up, hatch, concoct, think of - devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software"
2.dream - experience while sleeping; "She claims to never dream"; "He dreamt a strange scene"
perceive, comprehend - to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"

dream
noun 3. daydream,
noun 4. delight, pleasure, joy, beauty, treasure, gem, marvel, pearler Austral. (slang) beaut Austral., N.Z. (slang)
verb 5. have dreams, hallucinate
verb 6. daydream, stargaze, build castles in the air or in Spain
dream of something or someone daydream about, fantasize about
dream something up invent, create, imagine, devise, hatch, contrive, concoct, think up, cook up (informal) spin
Translations
dream [driːm] nsueño
vt, vi [pt, pp dreamed or dreamt] [drɛmt]soñar;
to have a dream about sb/sth → soñar con algn/algo;
sweet dreams! → ¡que sueñes con los angelitos!
dream up vt [+ reason, excuse] → inventar [+ plan, idea]; idear

dream [driːm] nrêve m
vt, vi [dreamed or dreamt , pt , pp ] [drɛmt]rêver;
to have a dream about sb/sth → rêver à qn/qch;
sweet dreams! → faites de beaux rêves!
dream up vtinventer

dream [driːm] [dreamed or dreamt , pt, pp ] nTraum m
vt, viträumen;
to have a dream about sb/sth → von jdm/etw träumen;
sweet dreams! → träume süß!
dream up dream vtsich dat einfallen lassen, sich dat ausdenken

dream [driːm] nsogno
vt, vi [pt dreamed or dreamt, pp ] [drɛmt]sognare;
to have a dream about sb/sth → fare un sogno su qn/qc;
sweet dreams! → sogni d'oro!
dream up vt [+ reason, excuse] → inventare [+ plan, idea]; escogitare

dream
n dream [driːm]
1 thoughts and pictures in the mind that come mostly during sleep I had a terrible dream last night. droom حُلْم сън sen drøm der Traum όνειρο sueño unenägu خواب؛ رویا uni rêve חֲלוֹם स्वप्न, सपने san álom mimpi draumur sogno sapnas sapnis mimpi droom drøm sen sonho vis сон sen sanje san dröm ความฝัน düş, rüya dreadful خواب giấc mơ
2 a state of being completely occupied by one's own thoughts Don't sit there in a dream! dagdroom تَفْكير عَميق، شُرود الفِكْر мечта snění drøm die Träumerei ονειροπόληση sueño unelus خیال پردازی unelma rêverie חֲלוֹם अपने आप में खोया हुआ sanjarenje ábránd melamun dagdraumur sogno 夢ごこち 몽상, 공상 svajojimas sapņošana mengelamun droomtoestand i drømme, drømmerier marzenie sonho vi­sa­re, reverie мечта snívanie sanjarjenje san drömmeri ความเพ้อฝัน hayal âlemi, hülya 夢想 мрія اپنے خیالوں میں گم رہنے کی حالت sự mơ màng
3 something perfect or very beautiful Your house is a dream! droom شَيء جَميل جِدا идеал pohádka drøm der Traum όνειρο (μτφ.) maravilla unelm ایده آل unelma merveille חֲלוֹם कोई बेहद शानदार चीज san snova álomszép sempurna (alveg) draumur; frábær sogno すばらしいもの 완벽하게 멋진 것 svajonė sapnis sempurna droom drøm, skjønnhet marzenie sonho minune сказка sen, rozprávka kot iz sanj san dröm สิ่งที่สวยงามประดุจฝัน şahane şey, çok güzel şey 幻想 мрія کوئی مثالی شے điều mơ ước
4 an ambition or hope It's my dream to win a Nobel Prize. droom طُموح، حُلْم блян sen drøm; håb der Wunschtraum όνειρο, φιλοδοξία sueño, deseo unistus آرزو unelma rêve חֲלוֹם आकांक्षा या उम्मीद ambicija, plan álom idam-idaman draumur sogno 理想 희망, 야망 svajonė sapnis idam-idaman droom drøm, ambisjon, håp, sterkt ønske marzenie sonho vis мечта sen sen san dröm ความใฝ่ฝัน özlem, arzu, emek 願望 мрія کوئی عزم یا خواہش ước vọng
vpast tense, past participles dreamed, ~dreamt [dremt]
(sometimes withof) to see visions and pictures in the mind, especially when asleep For years I dreamed of being a great artist; I dreamt last night that the house had burnt down. gedroom يَحْلَم сънувам snít, mít sen drømme träumen ονειρεύομαι soñar und nägema, unistama خواب دیدن؛ خیال پردازی کردن nähdä unta, unelmoida rêver (de/que) לַחֲלוֹם सपने देखना sanjati álmodik memimpikan dreyma sognare 夢をみる 꿈꾸다 sapnuoti, svajoti sapņot bermimpi dromen drømme śnić sonhar a visa (pe/că) мечтать; видеть сон snívať sanjati sanjati drömma ฝัน rüya görmek; düşlemek, hayal etmek 做夢 бачити сон; мріяти خواب دیکھنا mơ ước
n dreamer
a person who is often occupied with his thoughts I'm afraid my son is a bit of a dreamer and not very practical. dromer حالِم мечтател snílek drømmer; fantast der Träumer ονειροπόλος soñador unistaja خیال باف uneksija rêveur/-euse חוֹלֶם सपने देखने वाला sanjar álmodozó pelamun draumóramaður sognatore, sognatrice 夢想家 공상가, 몽상가 svajotojas sapņo-tājs orang yang bermimpi dromer drømmer, fantast marzyciel sonhador visător мечтатель; фантазёр rojko sanjač sanjar drömmare นักฝัน hayalci, hayalperest 空想家 мрійник, фантазер خود میں کھویا رہنے والا شخص người mơ mộng 空想
adj dreamless
(of sleep) sound; not disturbed by dreams. droomloos بِدون أحْلام без сънища bezesný drømmeløs traumlos βαρύς, χωρίς όνειρα (για ύπνο) sin sueños sügav (uni) عاری از خواب دیدن syvä sans rêves ללא חלומות गहरी नींद सोने वाला bez snova álom nélküli (alvás) nyenyak draumlaus senza sogni 夢をみない 꿈꾸지 않는, 안면(安眠)의 kietas, be sapnų bezsapņu- nyenyak droomloos dyp/uforstyrret (søvn) niezakłócony, spokojny sem sonhos fără vise без сновидений bezsenný trden (spanec) miran drömlös นอนหลับสนิท deliksiz 睡得很香的 без снів بغیر خواب کے ngủ say
adj dreamy
as if of a person who is not quite awake a dreamy smile; She is too dreamy. dromerige حالِم، شارِد الفِكْر замечтан zasněný drømmende verträumt ονειροπαρμένος soñador, fantasioso unelev خواب آلود؛ اهل خواب و خیال unelmoiva rêveur חוֹלמָנִי सपनीला sanjiv, snen álmodozó penuh lamunan dreymandi sognante 夢みるような 꿈꾸는 듯한, 공상적인 svajingas, užsisvajojęs sapņains berangan dromerig drømmende, drømmeaktig senny, marzycielski sonhador visător мечтательный zasnený zasanjan pospan drömmande ช่างฝัน hülyalı, dalgın 恍惚的 замріяний; непрактичний وہ شخص جو مکمل طور پر بیدار نہ ہو mơ màng 恍惚
adv dreamily
dromende بِصورةٍ حالِمَه замечтано zasněně drømmende; fantaserende träumerisch αφηρημένα distraídamente unelevalt بطور خواب آلود unelmoivasti rêveusement בְּחוֹלמָנוּת सपने जैसा sanjivo álmodozón dengan lamunan á dreyminn hátt; annars hugar con aria trasognata 夢みるように 꿈꾸는 듯 svajingai sapņaini secara berangan-angan dromerig i drømme, drømmende sennie sonhadoramente visător мечтательно snivo zasanjano pospano drömmande อย่างเพ้อฝัน dalgın dalgın, rüyada gibi 夢一般地 замріяно خواب کے عالم میں một cách mơ màng
n dreaminess
dromerigheid خالَةُ الحُلْم замечтаност zasněnost drømmetilstand die Verträumtheit αφηρημάδα ensoñación unelev olek خواب آلودگی؛ خیال پروری haaveellisuus (état de) rêverie חוֹלמָנוּת सपनीला, काल्पनिकता sanjivost ábrándosság keadaan penuh lamunan draumaástand tendenza a sognare/fantasticare 夢ごこち 꿈꾸는 듯함 užsisvajojimas, susimąstymas sapņošana suka berangan-angan dromerigheid drømmetilstand senność ar sonhador (stare de) visare мечтательность zasnenosť zasanjanost pospanost drömskhet ความช่างฝัน hayalperestlik, dalgınlık 空想 замріяність خواب زدگی sự mơ màng
dream up
to invent I'm sure she'll dream up some silly plan. droom, uit dink يَخْتَرِع измислям си vymyslet si udtænke; opdigte ausbrüten επινοώ inventarse, idear välja mõtlema طرح کردن keksiä imaginer לְהָמצִיא בַּדִמיוֹן ईजाद करना izumiti, izmisliti kigondol mereka-reka hugsa upp ideare, escogitare 考え出す išsigalvoti, sugalvoti izgudrot; izfantazēt mereka-reka verzinnen finne /opp, fantasere om wymyśleć inventar a născoci, a inventa сочинять vymyslieť si izmisliti si osmisliti hitta på, fantisera ihop คิดค้น uydurmak, icat etmek 憑空虛構 вигадувати, фантазувати ایجاد کرنا phát minh


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The Dream Foundation assists adults ages 18 to 65 who have a special dream they would like to fulfill before their death, but lack the resources to realize the dream on their own.
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