Dictionary
dream
Pronunciation: (drēm), [key]
—n., v., dreamed or dreamt, dream•ing,
—adj.
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n.
1. a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
2. the sleeping state in which this occurs.
3. an object seen in a dream.
4. an involuntary vision occurring to a person when awake.
5. a vision voluntarily indulged in while awake; daydream; reverie.
6. an aspiration; goal; aim:
A trip to Europe is his dream.
7. a wild or vain fancy.
8. something of an unreal beauty, charm, or excellence.
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v.i.
1. to have a dream.
2. to indulge in daydreams or reveries:
He dreamed about vacation plans when he should have been working.
3. to think or conceive of something in a very remote way (usually fol. by
of):
I wouldn't dream of asking them.
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v.t.
1. to see or imagine in sleep or in a vision.
2. to imagine as if in a dream; fancy; suppose.
3. to pass or spend (time) in dreaming (often fol. by
away):
to dream away the afternoon.
4. dream up, to form in the imagination; devise:
They dreamed up the most impossible plan.
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adj.
most desirable; ideal:
a dream vacation. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
