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dreamed

dreamed

4.1
Wanted very much but only imagined, not real
  • adjective
  • /driːmd/
  • US
translation icon : soñado
  • He described a vacation that was more beautiful than he had dreamed of.

After years years of grueling rehab, he still failed to make his much dreamed about comeback to the NBA.

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Examples

  • He loves me so much more than I ever dreamed possible.

  • The artist created a masterpiece that was better than anything he had ever dreamed before.

  • She envisioned a bright future that she never dreamed could be hers.

Synonyms

to dream of
vsdreamed
385 2.7

To wish for something you want, often something unlikely to happen

is a desire that exists only in hopes rather than as a plan
envisioned
vsdreamed
4.3

Imagined as a possible future or plan

is more wishful and unreal and exists only in hopes

Antonyms

1.4

The way things really are, not how we imagine or wish

26 3.9

Being useful and likely to work well in real situations

How Desired

to crave
103 3.8
to yearn
92 4.9
dreamed
  • US
4.1
wish
474 1.0
to want
1.0

Surface Forms

dreamed positive
dreamier comparative
dreamiest superlative

Morphology

dreamed = dream (transparent) = dream + ed

The formation from 'dream' to 'dreamed' is straightforward, indicating a past participle or adjective form.

Etymology

Dreamed comes from an Old English word dream that first meant 'joy' or 'music' and later came to mean the pictures we see in sleep and the wishes we imagine. So something dreamed is something imagined or longed for, like a plan you hoped would happen.