pipe-dream
pipe-dream · pipe-dreams · pipe-dreamed · pipe-dreaming
To have a desire or idea which is unlikely to materialize, or to imagine a plan which…To have a desire or idea which is unlikely to materialize, or to imagine a plan which is unlikely to work; to dream of a near impossibility.
UK/ˈpaɪpdriːm/US/ˈpaɪpˌdrim/
Meaning
1 sensesTo have a desire or idea which is unlikely to materialize, or to imagine a plan which is unlikely to work; to dream of a near impossibility.
Origin
From pipe dream (noun).From pipe dream (noun).
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Forms
pipe-dreams, pipe-dreaming, pipe-dreamed, pipe-dreamed| Base form | pipe-dream · to pipe-dream |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | pipe-dreams |
| Present participle | pipe-dreaming |
| Past simple | pipe-dreamed |
| Past participle | pipe-dreamed |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle