Words / B1

DREEM/driːm/

A dream is images and feelings while you sleep, or a hope for the future: have a dream; a childhood dream; a dream job. A nightmare is a bad dream. As a verb: dream of / about + -ing. Dreamy describes a vague, far-away manner — not the noun. In your dreams is a dismissive informal reply. Do not write “see a dream” — use have.

Meaning

A series of images and feelings in your mind while you sleep, or a hope for the future.

Examples

• “I had a strange dream last night.”
• “His dream is to open a small café.”
• “I woke up in the middle of a strange dream.”

Good to know

have a dream. dream of / about. Bad sleep-dream: nightmare. Informal: a dream job. Not “see a dream.”

Near in meaning

ambition

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