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I Dream Dreamed Dreamt Driːm Job Past Night

Word dream
WordType (verb)
Phonetic BrE / driːm / NAmE / driːm /
Example
  • 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 /
  1. 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.
  2. 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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