- dream*/*/*/
- [driːm]
noun [C]
I
1) something that you experience in your mind while you are sleepingI had a strange dream last night.[/ex]The idea came to him in a dream.[/ex]2) something good that you hope that you will have or will achieve in the futurea dream job/holiday/home[/ex]She watched her dreams of success fade away.[/ex]Finding my father again was a dream come true (= something that you really wanted to happen).[/ex]•beyond your (wildest) dreams — much better than you imagined or hoped[/ex]go/work like a dream — to happen in the best way possible[/ex]II(past tense and past participle dreamed dreamt [dremt] ) verb [I/T]dream */*/[driːm]1) to experience things in your mind while you are sleepingI was dreaming about a black cat.[/ex]He dreamt that he saw Rosa.[/ex]2) to think about something that you hope to doShe had always dreamed of going to Africa.[/ex]•would not dream of doing sth — used for emphasizing that you would definitely not do something[/ex]I wouldn't dream of asking him for money.[/ex]- dream sth up
Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.