Dream meaning

What does “dream” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“dream” is a noun and verb with 8 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep.

dream

noun

  1. a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

    “I had a dream about you last night”

    Synonymsdreaming
  2. imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake

    “he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality”

    Synonymsdreaming
  3. a cherished desire

    “his ambition is to own his own business”

  4. a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe)

    “I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe”

    Synonymspipe dream
  5. a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality

    “he went about his work as if in a dream”

  6. someone or something wonderful

    “this dessert is a dream”

verb

  1. have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy

  2. experience while sleeping

    “She claims to never dream”

    “He dreamt a strange scene”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University