dream
dream Lexical Profile
dream Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal that a person strongly desires to achieve.
"Pursuing a career in medicine had been her lifelong dream since childhood."
A series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep.
"She woke up trying to recall the vivid details of her strange dream."
An indulgent daydream, reverie, or unrealistic fantasy detached from everyday facts.
"He walked through the quiet park lost in a pleasant dream of distant lands."
A person or thing perceived as wonderfully pleasant, lovely, or ideal.
"The newly tuned piano was an absolute dream to play during the concert."
• verb
To experience a series of thoughts, images, and sensations while sleeping.
"Last night I dreamed that I was flying effortlessly over a vast mountain range."
To indulge in daydreams or fantasies about something greatly desired.
"The young athletes often dream of competing on the Olympic stage."
To contemplate or conceive of the possibility of doing something (usually used in negative constructions).
"I would never dream of sharing your confidential information without permission."
• adjective
Ideal, perfect, or most desirable, existing as what one has long hoped for (used strictly before a noun).
"After years of saving and planning, they finally moved into their dream house by the coast."
Word Nuance & Usage
Both 'dreamed' and 'dreamt' are standard past tense and past participle forms; 'dreamed' is more common in American English, while 'dreamt' is frequently preferred in British English.
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English dreme, which merged Old English drēam ('joy, mirth, music') with Old Norse draumr ('vision in sleep'), both tracing back to a Proto-Germanic root.