Dream

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English

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Etymology

Exact origin unknown; probably related to Old English drēam.

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Pronunciation

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Noun

Singular
dream

Plural
dreams

  1. Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping.
  2. A hope or wish.
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Derived terms

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Translations

imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping

Cyrillic: сан m.
Roman: san m.

a hope or wish

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Verb

Infinitive
to dream

Third person singular
dreams

Simple past
dreamt or dreamed

Past participle
dreamt or dreamed

Present participle
dreaming

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To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping.

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To hope, to wish.

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To daydream.

  1. Stop dreaming and get back to work.
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to create an imaginary experience (usually when asleep)

  1. I dreamt a vivid dream last night.
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Derived terms

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Translations

see imaginary events while sleeping

Cyrillic: сањати
Roman: sanjati

to hope, to wish

to daydream

to create an imaginary experience

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Frisian

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Noun

dream

  1. dream
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Old English

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Etymology

From Germanic *drauma-. Cognate with Old Saxon drōm ‘joy, music, dream’.

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Pronunciation

  • IPA: /'dræːam/
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Noun

drēam m. (plural drēamas)

  1. joy, pleasure, ecstasy
    Ðær biþ drincendra dream se micla: there is the great joy of drinkers.
  2. music, song
    Iohannes gehyrde swylce bymena dream: John heard, as it were, the sound of trumpets.el:dream

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