dream dream /ˈdriːm/

noun

1. () A series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep  ( dreaming , dream )
   a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
    I had a dream about you last night
   I had a dream about you last night
   
   
2. () Imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake  ( dreaming , dream )
   imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
    He lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality
   he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality
   
3. () A cherished desire  ( aspiration , dream , ambition )
   a cherished desire
    His ambition is to own his own business
   his ambition is to own his own business
   
4. () A fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe)  ( pipe dream , dream )
   a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe)
    I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe
   I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe
   
5. () A state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality  ( dream )
   a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality
    He went about his work as if in a dream
   he went about his work as if in a dream
   
6. Someone or something wonderful  ( dream )
   someone or something wonderful
    This dessert is a dream
   this dessert is a dream
   

verb

1. () Have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy  ( stargaze , daydream , woolgather , dream )
   have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
   
2. () Experience while sleeping  ( dream )
   experience while sleeping
    She claims to never dream
   She claims to never dream
    He dreamt a strange scene
   He dreamt a strange scene