dream

A2 Topic:Mind & Cognition

US /dɹiːm/ See IPA manual

noun verb Freq #633

Meanings

1

noun
A series of images and feelings that happen in your mind while you sleep.

I had a strange dream about flying last night.
2

noun
Something you very much hope to do, have, or be one day.

Her dream is to become a doctor.
3

verb
To experience images and stories in your mind while you sleep.

I often dream about my childhood home.
4

verb
To imagine or hope for something you want very much.

She dreams of travelling around the world.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a series of images and... dreaming

2 noun · something you very much... hope ambition

Word family

Forms dreameddreamingdreamsdreamt

Derived forms adreamdaydreamdreamabledreamboatdreambounddreamcatcherdreamchilddreamcoredreamerdreamerydreamfishdreamful

Common collocations

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ- Proto-West Germanic *draum Old English drēam Middle English drem English dream From Middle English drem, from Old English drēam (“music, joy”), from Proto-West Germanic *draum, from Proto-Germanic *draumaz, from earlier *draugmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrowgʰ-mos, from *dʰrewgʰ- (“to deceive, injure, damage”). The sense of "dream", though not attested in Old English, may still have been present (compare Old Saxon drōm (“bustle, revelry, jubilation", also "dream”)), and was undoubtedly reinforced later in Middle English by Old Norse draumr (“dre…

*dʰrewgʰ- Proto-Indo-European drem Middle English drēam Old English *draum Proto-West Germanic *draumaz Proto-Germanic dremen Middle English drīeman Old English *draumijaną Proto-Germanic

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# dream

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** dɹiːm
**Frequency rank:** 633

## Meanings
1. A series of images and feelings that happen in your mind while you sleep.
2. Something you very much hope to do, have, or be one day.
3. To experience images and stories in your mind while you sleep.
4. To imagine or hope for something you want very much.

## Examples
- I had a strange dream about flying last night.
- Her dream is to become a doctor.
- I often dream about my childhood home.
- She dreams of travelling around the world.

## Derived Forms
- adream
- daydream
- dreamable
- dreamboat
- dreambound
- dreamcatcher
- dreamchild
- dreamcore
- dreamer
- dreamery
- dreamfish
- dreamful

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *dʰrewgʰ-
- Root: drem
- Root: drēam
- Root: *draum
- Root: *draumaz
- Root: dremen
- Root: drīeman
- Root: *draumijaną

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ- Proto-West Germanic *draum Old English drēam Middle English drem English dream From Middle English drem, from Old English drēam (“music, joy”), from Proto-West Germanic *draum, from Proto-Germanic *draumaz, from earlier *draugmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrowgʰ-mos, from *dʰrewgʰ- (“to deceive, injure, damage”). The sense of "dream", though not attested in Old English, may still have been present (compare Old Saxon drōm (“bustle, revelry, jubilation", also "dream”)), and was undoubtedly reinforced later in Middle English by Old Norse draumr (“dre…

## AI Etymology
Dream comes from Middle English drem, from Old English drēam (“music, joy”), from Proto-West Germanic *draum, from Proto-Germanic *draumaz, from earlier *draugmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrowgʰ-mos, from *dʰrewgʰ- (“to deceive, injure, damage”). In current use, the main senses are “A series of images and feelings that happen in your mind while you sleep” and “Something you very much hope to do, have, or be one day”.

## Topics
- Mind & Cognition
- Actions & Processes

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