Meaning

5 senses
  1. (intransitive)To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping.

    Although people primarily dream during the REM phase of sleeping, they can dream during non-REM sleep as well.

    träumen

    ви́деть сонvídetʹ son, уви́деть сонuvídetʹ son, сни́тьсяsnítʹsja

    сни́тисяsnýtysja

    experience while sleeping

  2. (intransitive)To hope, to wish.

    Lucy dreams of becoming a scientist when she grows up.

    träumen, wünschen

    мечта́тьmečtátʹ, гре́зитьgrézitʹ

    мрі́ятиmríjaty, ма́ритиmáryty, мрі́тиmríty

  3. (intransitive)To daydream.

    Stop dreaming and get back to work.

    have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy

  4. (transitive)To envision as an imaginary experience (usually when asleep).

    I dreamed a vivid dream last night.

    träumen

    мечта́тьmečtátʹ, фантази́роватьfantazírovatʹ

  5. (intransitive)To consider the possibility (of).

    I wouldn't dream of snubbing you in public.

Examples

3276 sentences
  1. My dream is to study abroad.

    Моя мрія — навчатися за кордоном.

    ruМоя мечта — учиться за рубежом.

    deIch träume davon, im Ausland zu studieren.

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  2. I had a dream about him.

    Він мені наснився.

    deIch träumte von ihm.

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  3. His dream has finally come true.

    Його мрія нарешті здійснилася.

    ruЕго мечта в конце концов стала явью.

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  4. I have a lot of dreams.

    В мене багато мрій.

    ruЯ мечтаю о многом.

    deIch habe viele Träume.

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  5. Her dream is to visit Paris.

    Її мрія — побувати в Парижі.

    ruОна мечтает побывать в Париже.

    deIhr Traum ist, Paris zu besuchen.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
see imaginary events while sleeping:
to hope, to wish:
Русский
By meaning 3
see imaginary events while sleeping:
to hope, to wish:
to create an imaginary experience:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
see imaginary events while sleeping:
to hope, to wish:

Origin

From Middle English dream, dreem, dreeme, drem, dreme, dræm, from Old English drēam, drēm,

From Middle English dream, dreem, dreeme, drem, dreme, dræm, from Old English drēam, drēm, drīm (“joy; melody, music; frenzy”), from Proto-West Germanic *draum, from Proto-Germanic *draumaz (“dream”), from earlier *draugmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrowgʰ-mos, from *dʰrewgʰ- (“to deceive”).

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Forms

dreams, dreaming, dreamed, dreamed
Base formdream · to dream
3rd person singulardreams
Present participledreaming
Past simpledreamed / dreamt
Past participledreamed / dreamt

regular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydream
he, she, itdreams

Past simpleLesson

all personsdreamed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave dreamed
he, she, ithas dreamed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill dream

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

12 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • dream come true
  • dream last night
  • dream of becoming
  • a bad dream
  • always dreamed of
  • never dreamed
  • dream come
  • dream is to
  • bad dream
  • your dreams come
  • my dream is
  • never dreamed that

See also

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