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I Dream Dreamed Dreamt Driːm Job Past Night
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BrE / driːm / NAmE / driːm / |
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- did i talk in my sleep? i must have been dreaming.
- i dreamt about you last night.
- did it really happen or did i just dream it?
- i dreamt (that) i got the job.
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dream(verb)BrE / driːm / NAmE / driːm / - to experience a series of images, events and feelings in your mind while you are asleep
- Did I talk in my sleep? I must have been dreaming.
- I dreamt about you last night.
- Did it really happen or did I just dream it?
- I dreamt (that) I got the job.
- to imagine and think about something that you would like to happen
- She dreams of running her own business.
- It was the kind of trip most of us only dream about.
- I wouldn't dream of going without you (= I would never go without you).
- Who'd have dreamt it? They're getting married.
- I never dreamt (that) I’d actually get the job.
Extra Examples- As a child she always dreamed of working with animals.
- He often dreamed of owning a house right on the beach.
- I never dreamed I’d actually get the job.
- I wouldn’t dream of going without you.
- It was the kind of trip most of us can only dream about.
- People have long dreamed of an egalitarian society.
- I always dreamed that one day I’d be famous.
- I dreamed about you last night.
- It might never happen, but I can dream can’t I?
- The people still dreamed about peace returning to their country.
Verb Forms- present simple I / you / we / they dream
- he / she / it dreams
- past simple dreamt
- past participle dreamt
- past simple dreamed
- past participle dreamed
- -ing form dreaming
Word Origin- Middle English: of Germanic origin, related to Dutch droom and German Traum, and probably also to Old English drēam ‘joy, music’.
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