dream*/*/*/

[driːm] noun [C] I

1) something that you experience in your mind while you are sleeping

I 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 future

a 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 sleeping

I was dreaming about a black cat.[/ex]

He dreamt that he saw Rosa.[/ex]

2) to think about something that you hope to do

She 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