26984 words

daydream

3 definitions • 5 examples
1
a series of pleasant thoughts about something you would prefer to be doing or something you would like to achieve in the future:

Examples:

in a daydream He never paid attention in class and seemed to be in a permanent daydream.
daydream about I was just enjoying a daydream about winning the Nobel Prize for literature.
2
to spend time thinking pleasant thoughts about something you would prefer to be doing or something you would like to achieve in the future:

Examples:

Stop daydreaming and do some work!
The ambitious youngster spent an idle moment daydreaming about his future.
3
a set of pleasant thoughts about something that you would like to do or achieve, but which is not likely:

Examples:

I had a daydream that I’d win the road race.

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