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noun

ˈdrēm How to pronounce dream (audio)
Definition of dreamnext
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as in daydream
a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality his invention is only a dream right now, but someday it might be a reality

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as in goal
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish my dream is to open my own restaurant

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as in beauty
something very good of its kind the Alaskan cruise exceeded their wildest expectations—it was a dream of a vacation

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dream

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verb

as in to imagine
to form a mental picture of I dreamed that I was living on that proverbial desert island in the South Pacific

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Recent Examples of dream
Noun
The Mara sisters play the leads in Herzog’s Bucking Fastard, as Jean and Joan Holbrooke, Irish sisters who speak, think and move in unison, share the same dreams and love the same man. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026 And they’re also partnered to help each other achieve their goals, ambitions and dreams. — Jayson Jenks, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
Through stories and interactive experiences, the Dream Maker will encourage guests to dream big, believe in themselves and lift others up through courage and kindness. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026 Brooks, in particular, Panthers fans have dreamed about for years. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dream
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dream
  1. daydream
  2. goal
  3. beauty
  4. imagine
  5. illusion
  6. purpose
  7. wonder
  8. envision
Noun
  • The next day, Luwi had a similar daydream, but this time the disapproving patriarch was Gajdusek.
    — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • And amidst the momentum of reverie, there’s the line ‘Blink at the light and hope to survive,’ because daydreams in a fascist state can be scary too.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 23 June 2026
Definition of daydream
Noun
  • Drake Maye's deep shot intended for Romeo Doubs near the goal-line was broken up by safety Rodney Thomas II, and the carom was eventually intercepted by Nehemiah Pritchett.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026
  • This pattern is likely to continue away to Manchester United in the third round of the Carabao Cup next week — Steele kept goal at Old Trafford for a 2-1 win in the third round of the FA Cup in January.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of goal
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  • The beauty of the property itself affords endless opportunities to stop and admire, and provide context for the great artist's oeuvre.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The Historic Festival brings together a diverse field of historic racing machines for a Labor Day Weekend celebration of speed, sound and beauty with classes that range from pre-war open-wheel cars to the sports and formula cars of the postwar era.
    — Mark Maglio, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of beauty
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  • Rather than imagine the ways these characters might have evolved over nearly 30 years, the script by Akiva Goldsman, Georgia Pritchett, and Kelly Marcel regresses the women in order to retread many of the beats of the original film.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Ground Zero, 25 years later The World Trade Center site, which took more than a decade to rebuild, has been transformed into something few could have imagined in the days after the attacks.
    — Thomas E. Franklin, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of imagine
Noun
  • The key to this illusion is a phenomenon called gravitational lensing, first predicted by Albert Einstein's 1915 theory of gravity, general relativity, which also first predicted the existence of gravitational waves.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Beyond The Leadership Balance Beam​ The balancing beam is an unnecessary illusion.
    — Michael Corvini, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of illusion
Noun
  • Around for decades, red-light therapy has traditionally been used to treat chronic muscle and joint pain and various injuries, and has shown cosmetic benefits for skin and facial care, purposes for which it’s cleared by the FDA.
    — Mirin Fader, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • One of the Constitution’s founding purposes was to prevent change.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of purpose
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  • Grounded in tragedy and yet evoking a consistent sense of wonder, the lady of the house looks less like a mirror for her husband than a magnifying glass held over his genius and grotesquerie.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
  • But most of all, wonder feels scarce because contemporary life has depleted the value of the moment.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of wonder
Verb
  • The Browns always envisioned defensive tackle Maliek Collins being activated from the physically unable to perform list in time to ramp up for the opener, and Collins is on schedule.
    — Zac Jackson, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • When asked how ketogenic therapy might someday enter mainstream psychiatric care, Scher envisioned multidisciplinary care teams.
    — Kelly Rogers Victor, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
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