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Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping.
- Last night I had a vividly scary dream about an immortal snail that chased me around and could kill me if it touched me.
- Crazy things like that only happen in dreams.
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A hope or wish.figuratively
- This year I fulfilled a lifelong dream of visiting the South Pacific.
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A visionary scheme; a wild conceit; an idle fancy.
- live in a dream
- wake up from a dream
dream
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To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping.intransitive
- Although people primarily dream during the REM phase of sleeping, they can dream during non-REM sleep as well.
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To hope, to wish.intransitive
- Lucy dreams of becoming a scientist when she grows up.
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To daydream.intransitive
- Stop dreaming and get back to work.
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To envision as an imaginary experience (usually when asleep).transitive
- I dreamed a vivid dream last night.
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To consider the possibility (of).intransitive
- I wouldn't dream of snubbing you in public.
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Ideal; perfect.not-comparable
- Gonna drive back down where you once belonged / In the back of a dream car, twenty foot long
- If a girl who talked like that was not his dream girl, he didn't know a dream girl when he heard one.