to dream
932
2.7
- verb
- /drim/
:
soñar despierto
- Walt Disney said if you can dream it, you can do it.
- dream big
- dream of success
- dream of a future
So that allowed me to dream out loud.
- So that allowed me to dream out loud.
- Who's entitled to want and to dream and to have.
- Only in India do millions of young people dream of working in a call centre.
- But like I, I actively dream out of my ass.
Examples
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I began to dream, as Leonard had taught us so well to do.
Academic text (2015) -
So remember to never stop dreaming and enjoy the ride.
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So that allowed me to dream out loud.
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Only in India do millions of young people dream of working in a call centre.
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And, come on, we always dreamed of living like that.
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I used to dream about my motorcycle.
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Like many of you, I'd always dreamed of coming to Stanford.
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So dream big and dream beyond your wildest imagination.
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Ever since I was a child, I've dreamed of coming here.
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As a child, I often dreamt of traveling to distant planets in a spaceship.
Synonyms
385
2.7
To wish for something you want, often something unlikely to happen
164
4.1
To picture something in your mind, often a possible future
126
4.5
To imagine things that are not real because you want them
39
2.3
To imagine pleasant things while you are awake and not paying attention
1
6.4
To think about pleasant, unlikely things instead of paying attention
1
9.9
To think about pleasant things instead of paying attention
To imagine things that are unlikely or impossible
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
103
3.9
The idea that anyone in the United States can become successful through hard work
- NSFW
A view that the American dream hides racism and unfair treatment of some groups
- Offensive
A woman in a story who is quirky, free and lively and inspires a man to enjoy life
How Imaginative
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb dream used for imagining while awake comes from drēam ('joy'), so to dream during the day is to picture pleasant things or plans in your mind. A helpful way to remember this use is to see it as enjoying a happy picture of the future.