Dream
noun
A series of thoughts, images, and sensations happening in a person's mind during sleep.
I had a dream about a beautiful castle last night.
Often appears as...
- dream world
- dream sequence
noun
A cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal.
Becoming a professional athlete is my dream.
Often appears as...
- dream big
- dream come true
verb
Experience dreams during sleep.
I dream every night.
Often appears as...
- dream vividly
- dream about
verb
Consider as a possibility.
I wouldn't dream of troubling you with my problems.
Often appears as...
- wouldn't dream of
- never dream of
noun
A person or thing perceived as wonderful or perfect.
Their new house is an absolute dream.
Often appears as...
- dream house
- dream guy
Usage tips
Informal
noun
A series of thoughts, images, and sensations happening in a person's mind during sleep.
I had a dream about a beautiful castle last night.
Often appears as...
- dream world
- dream sequence
noun
A cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal.
Becoming a professional athlete is my dream.
Often appears as...
- dream big
- dream come true
verb
Experience dreams during sleep.
I dream every night.
Often appears as...
- dream vividly
- dream about
verb
Consider as a possibility.
I wouldn't dream of troubling you with my problems.
Often appears as...
- wouldn't dream of
- never dream of
noun
A person or thing perceived as wonderful or perfect.
Their new house is an absolute dream.
Often appears as...
- dream house
- dream guy
Usage tips
Informal
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Pro Tip 1/3Interpretation Varies
People might find different meanings in the content of dreams.
Her dream of flying symbolized freedom.
Pro Tip 2/3Reveal Emotions
Dreams might reflect your feelings and emotions you experience in life.
I dreamt of being lost, which echoed my real-life confusion.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural References
Dreams often appear in stories and myths to express desires or predict the future.
In the tale, his dream foretold the coming of a hero.
Pro Tip 1/3Interpretation Varies
People might find different meanings in the content of dreams.
Her dream of flying symbolized freedom.
Pro Tip 2/3Reveal Emotions
Dreams might reflect your feelings and emotions you experience in life.
I dreamt of being lost, which echoed my real-life confusion.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural References
Dreams often appear in stories and myths to express desires or predict the future.
In the tale, his dream foretold the coming of a hero.
Pro Tip 1/3Interpretation Varies
People might find different meanings in the content of dreams.
Her dream of flying symbolized freedom.
Pro Tip 2/3Reveal Emotions
Dreams might reflect your feelings and emotions you experience in life.
I dreamt of being lost, which echoed my real-life confusion.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural References
Dreams often appear in stories and myths to express desires or predict the future.
In the tale, his dream foretold the coming of a hero.
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Video examples
How do you know you...
The world, your perceptions of it, your very body. You can't disprove that they're all just made up, and how could you exist without them? You couldn't! So, you don't. Life is but a dream, and I bet you aren't row, row, rowing the boat merrily at all, are you? No, you're rowing it wearily
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What makes something...
It's not the absurdity of bureaucracy alone, but the irony of the character's circular reasoning in reaction to it that is emblematic of Kafka's writing. His tragicomic stories act as a form of mythology for the modern industrial age, employing dream logic to explore the relationships
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How to recognize a...
Though the name suggested impossibility, modern scientific and political progress raised hopes of these dreams finally becoming reality. But time and time again, they instead turned into nightmares of war, famine, and oppression. And as artists began to question utopian thinking,
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Questions No One Knows...
and marry the person of your dreams, and in another, not so much. Well, there are still some scientists who would say, hogwash. The only meaningful answer to the question of how many universes there are is one. Only one universe. And a few philosophers and mystics might argue
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Why don't perpetual...
have stymied every idea for perpetual motion and the dreams of perfectly efficient energy generation they imply. Yet it's hard to conclusively say we'll never discover a perpetual motion machine because there's still so much we don't understand about the universe.
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Why do we dream? - Amy...
And in the years since, we haven't paused in our quest to understand why we dream. So, after a great deal of scientific research, technological advancement, and persistence, we still don't have any definite answers, but we have some interesting theories.
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How To Levitate PIPE The...
I'm about to try and do something that I've always dreamt of, but never thought would be possible levitate. I want to know if I can defy gravity using the power of science. Mastering levitation could transform our world,
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The Rise of the Cali...
He wanted to fulfill his dream with my dad, because he wanted my dad to be a lawyer. And that's why I wanted to be a lawyer. I want to be like my dad. I wanted to help my family.
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Are China and the US...
I think it's time, across the world, that we're able to think also of something we might also call a dream for all humankind. Because if we do that, we might just change the way
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Giving checkmate is...
success but you may ask whether did I achieved accomplished my dream to become the world number one in ultimate competition and I have to say no I did
Video examples
How do you know you...
The world, your perceptions of it, your very body. You can't disprove that they're all just made up, and how could you exist without them? You couldn't! So, you don't. Life is but a dream, and I bet you aren't row, row, rowing the boat merrily at all, are you? No, you're rowing it wearily
Video examples
What makes something...
It's not the absurdity of bureaucracy alone, but the irony of the character's circular reasoning in reaction to it that is emblematic of Kafka's writing. His tragicomic stories act as a form of mythology for the modern industrial age, employing dream logic to explore the relationships
Video examples
How to recognize a...
Though the name suggested impossibility, modern scientific and political progress raised hopes of these dreams finally becoming reality. But time and time again, they instead turned into nightmares of war, famine, and oppression. And as artists began to question utopian thinking,
Video examples
Questions No One Knows...
and marry the person of your dreams, and in another, not so much. Well, there are still some scientists who would say, hogwash. The only meaningful answer to the question of how many universes there are is one. Only one universe. And a few philosophers and mystics might argue
Video examples
Why don't perpetual...
have stymied every idea for perpetual motion and the dreams of perfectly efficient energy generation they imply. Yet it's hard to conclusively say we'll never discover a perpetual motion machine because there's still so much we don't understand about the universe.
Video examples
Why do we dream? - Amy...
And in the years since, we haven't paused in our quest to understand why we dream. So, after a great deal of scientific research, technological advancement, and persistence, we still don't have any definite answers, but we have some interesting theories.
Video examples
How To Levitate PIPE The...
I'm about to try and do something that I've always dreamt of, but never thought would be possible levitate. I want to know if I can defy gravity using the power of science. Mastering levitation could transform our world,
Video examples
The Rise of the Cali...
He wanted to fulfill his dream with my dad, because he wanted my dad to be a lawyer. And that's why I wanted to be a lawyer. I want to be like my dad. I wanted to help my family.
Video examples
Are China and the US...
I think it's time, across the world, that we're able to think also of something we might also call a dream for all humankind. Because if we do that, we might just change the way
Video examples
Giving checkmate is...
success but you may ask whether did I achieved accomplished my dream to become the world number one in ultimate competition and I have to say no I did
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Quote examples
Walt Disney
American Businessman
I'd say it's been my biggest problem all my life... it's money. It takes a lot of money to make these dreams come true.
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William Shakespeare
English Playwright
We are such stuff as dreams are made on; and our little life is rounded with a sleep.
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George Santayana
Spanish Philosopher
The dreamer can know no truth, not even about his dream, except by awaking out of it.
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Langston Hughes
American Poet
Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.
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Les Brown
American Speaker
You take on the responsibility for making your dream a reality.
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Viola Davis
American Actress
It's a dream to be able to just play a multi-faceted character.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.
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Nelson Mandela
South African Statesman
I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.
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William Butler Yeats
Irish Poet
In dreams begins responsibility.
Quote examples
Walt Disney
American Businessman
I'd say it's been my biggest problem all my life... it's money. It takes a lot of money to make these dreams come true.
Quote examples
William Shakespeare
English Playwright
We are such stuff as dreams are made on; and our little life is rounded with a sleep.
Quote examples
George Santayana
Spanish Philosopher
The dreamer can know no truth, not even about his dream, except by awaking out of it.
Quote examples
Langston Hughes
American Poet
Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.
Quote examples
Les Brown
American Speaker
You take on the responsibility for making your dream a reality.
Quote examples
Viola Davis
American Actress
It's a dream to be able to just play a multi-faceted character.
Quote examples
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.
Quote examples
Nelson Mandela
South African Statesman
I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself.
Quote examples
Henry David Thoreau
American Author
Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.
Quote examples
William Butler Yeats
Irish Poet
In dreams begins responsibility.
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