1a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person’s mind during sleep:I had a recurrent dream about falling from great heights
[in singular] a state of mind in which someone is or seems to be unaware of their immediate surroundings:he had been walking around in a dream all day
2a cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal:I fulfilled a childhood dream when I became champion
an unrealistic or self-deluding fantasy:maybe he could get a job and earn some money—but he knew this was just a dream
a person or thing perceived as wonderful or perfect:her new man’s an absolute dreamit was a dream of a backhand
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1experience dreams during sleep:I dreamed about her last night
[with object] see, hear, or feel (something) in a dream:maybe you dreamed it [with clause]:I dreamed that I was going to be executed
2indulge in daydreams or fantasies about something greatly desired:she had dreamed of a trip to America
3 [with negative] contemplate the possibility of doing something or that something might be the case:I wouldn’t dream of foisting myself on you [with clause]:I never dreamed anyone would take offence
beyond one's wildest dreams
bigger or better than could be reasonably expected:stockbrokers command salaries beyond the wildest dreams of most workers
in your dreams
used ironically to assert that something desired is never likely to happen:in your dreams, man, in your dreams!
in one's wildest dreams
[with negative] used to emphasize that a situation is beyond the scope of one’s imagination:she could never in her wildest dreams have imagined the summer weather in New York
like a dream
informal very well or successfully:the car is still running like a dream
dream on
[in imperative] informal used as an ironic comment on the unlikely nature of a plan or aspiration:Dean thinks he’s going to get the job. Dream on, Babe
dream something up
imagine or invent something:he’s been dreaming up new ways of attracting customers
