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Word: Dream
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: of Germanic origin, related to Dutch droom and German Traum, and probably also to Old English drēam ‘joy, music’
driːm
a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
Short Definition:thoughts and images during sleep
Examples:- I had a recurrent dream about falling from great heights
a cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal
Short Definition:cherished aspiration
Examples:- I fulfilled a childhood dream when I became champion
Word: Dream
Speech Type: Verb
driːm
experience dreams during sleep
Short Definition:experience dreams
Examples:- I dreamed about her last night
indulge in daydreams or fantasies about something greatly desired
Short Definition:indulge in daydreams
Examples:- she had dreamed of a trip to Italy
- this is not at all how she dreamed her baby's birthday was going to be
contemplate the possibility of doing something or that something might be the case
Short Definition:contemplate possibility
Examples:- I wouldn't dream of foisting myself on you
- I never dreamed anyone would take offence
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