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dreams

15 definitions • 27 examples
1
a series of events or images that happen in your mind when you are sleeping:

Examples:

a good/bad dream
have a dream I had a very strange dream last night.
dream about A lot of my dreams are about flying.
[ + that ] Paul had a dream that he won the lottery.
2
something that you want to happen very much but that is not very likely:

Examples:

someone's dream is to do something Her dream is to play for England.
It's always been my dream to have flying lessons.
I'd like to run my own business — that's the dream, anyway.
3
something good that someone wanted very much to happen but seemed very unlikely, that does in fact happen:

Examples:

Winning all that money was a dream come true.
4
used to say that something is perfect or excellent:

Examples:

With gorgeous colours and sumptuously soft velvet, this really is the sofa of dreams.
5
used to say that something is what someone has always wanted or the best that they can imagine:

Examples:

Win the house of your dreams in our fantastic competition!
6
the perfect house, job, etc., that you want more than any other:

Examples:

It had always been their intention to build their dream house.
7
to experience events and images in your mind while you are sleeping:

Examples:

dream about What did you dream about last night?
dream of I often dream of flying.
[ + that ] I dreamed (that) I was having a baby.
8
to imagine that you have heard, done, or seen something when you have not:

Examples:

Did you say that you were going tonight or did I dream it?
I thought I'd bought some polish and it seems I haven't - I must have been dreaming.
9
to imagine something that you would like to happen:

Examples:

dream of I dream of living on a tropical island.
[ + that ] He never dreamed (that) one day he would become president.
never dreamed We never dreamed (that) this could happen.
10
used to tell someone that what they are hoping for is not likely to happen or to be true:

Examples:

"Watch. All I have to do is wink at her, and she'll come over here." "Dream on, Dave!"
11
the activities, images, and feelings experienced by the mind during sleep:

Examples:

In the dream I had last night, someone was chasing me, but I didn’t know who it was.
12
an event or condition that you hope for very much, although it is not likely to happen:

Examples:

It was his dream to be a dancer.
13
Dream is sometimes used before a noun when you want to say that something is almost perfect:

Examples:

If there were one more bedroom, it would be my dream house.
14
to experience activities, images, and feelings in your mind during sleep:

Examples:

[ I ] What did you dream about last night?
[ + that clause ] I dreamed that I was in a boat on a big lake, and I was trying to get back to land.
15
to desire something very much and hope that it happens:

Examples:

Ever since that defeat, he had dreamed of revenge.

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