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dream2 S3 past tense and past participle dreamed or dreamt
1 to think about something that you would like to happen or have
wish
[intransitive and transitive]2 to have a dream while you are asleep
while sleeping
[intransitive and transitive] dream (that) It's quite common to dream that you're falling.
It's quite common to dream that you're falling.3 to think about something else and not give your attention to what is happening around you [= daydream]: She had been dreaming and had not followed the conversation.
not pay attention
[intransitive]She had been dreaming and had not followed the conversation.4 to imagine that you have done, seen, or heard something that you have not :
imagine
[intransitive and transitive]5 used to say that you did not think that something would happen : We never dreamed that we would get through to the next round.
never dreamed (that)
We never dreamed that we would get through to the next round.6 used to say that you would never do something because you think it is bad or wrong : I wouldn't dream of letting strangers look after my own grandmother!
wouldn't dream of (doing) something
spokenI wouldn't dream of letting strangers look after my own grandmother!7 used to express surprise about something that has happened : Who would have dreamed that this would happen?
who would have dreamt that ...?
spokenWho would have dreamed that this would happen?dream something ↔ away
phrasal verbShe would just sit in her room dreaming away the hours.dream on
phrasal verbYou think I'm going to help you move house? Dream on!dream something ↔ up
phrasal verbHe was continually dreaming up new schemes to promote and enlarge the business.