dreamed

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.

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

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

dreamed - conceived of or imagined or hoped for; "his dreamed symphony that would take the world of music by storm" unreal - lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as news"