Words / B2

DAYDR-eem/ˈdeɪdriːm/

A daydream is pleasant thoughts that take your attention away from what you are doing: in a daydream; daydream about. As a verb, to have those thoughts. Dream (at night) is the twin; fantasy is stronger. Calling a passage a daydream is not analysis; quote the line. Mix-up: daydream vs nightmare; daybreak (this batch); do not write daydream for a named plan with steps and a budget.

Meaning

Pleasant thoughts that take your attention away from what you are doing; as a verb, to have those thoughts.

Examples

• “Calling a passage a daydream is not analysis; quote the line, the literature paper said.”
• “She daydreamed in the last lesson, which is the verb sense — still name the missed task if given.”

Good to know

in a daydream; daydream about. Verb: to daydream. Contrast: night dream / a plan. Trap: daybreak / nightmare. Literature and PSHE. Distracting pleasant thoughts — quote the line or the missed task.

Near in meaning

reverie, wool-gathering, fantasy

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