dream
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈdɹiːm/]
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Senses
1. dream (noun) — sense 1
Definition: Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping.
Example: Last night I had a vividly scary dream about an immortal snail that chased me around and could kill me if it touched me.
2. dream (noun) — sense 2
Definition: A hope or wish.
Example: This year I fulfilled a lifelong dream of visiting the South Pacific.
Concept: Мечта
3. dream (noun) — sense 3
Definition: A visionary scheme; a wild conceit; an idle fancy.
Example: live in a dream
4. dream (verb) — sense 4
Definition: To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping.
Example: Although people primarily dream during the REM phase of sleeping, they can dream during non-REM sleep as well.
5. dream (verb) — sense 5
Definition: To hope, to wish.
Example: Lucy dreams of becoming a scientist when she grows up.
6. dream (verb) — sense 6
Definition: To daydream.
Example: Stop dreaming and get back to work.
7. dream (adj) — sense 7
Definition: Ideal; perfect.
Example: Gonna drive back down where you once belonged / In the back of a dream car, twenty foot long
Structure of the word
Roots:- dʰrewgʰ (Proto-Indo-European)
Connections
Polarities
Hope ↔ Despair — concept «Мечта»
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