Betekenis van dream In het Nederlands

• 0 a series of events or images that happen in your mind when you are sleeping:

  • a good/bad dream

  • a recurring dream

  • I had a very strange dream about you last night.

  • [ + that ] Paul had a dream that he won the lottery.

• 1 something that you want to happen very much but that is not very likely:

  • It's always been my dream to have flying lessons.

  • Winning all that money was a dream come true.

  • Win the house of your dreams in our fantastic competition!

• 2 the perfect house, job, etc., that you want more than any other

• 3 to experience events and images in your mind while you are sleeping:

  • What did you dream about last night?

  • I often dream about/of flying.

  • [ + that ] I dreamed that I was having a baby.

  • Did you say that you were going tonight or did I dream it?

  • I thought I'd bought some polish and it seems I haven't - I must have been dreaming.

• 4 to imagine something that you would like to happen:

  • I dream of living on a tropical island.

  • [ + that ] He never dreamed that one day he would become president.

  • "Watch. All I have to do is wink at her, and she'll come over here." "Dream on, Dave!"

• 5 the activities, images, and feelings experienced by the mind during sleep:

  • In the dream I had last night, someone was chasing me, but I didn’t know who it was.

• 6 an event or condition that you hope for very much, although it is not likely to happen:

  • It was his dream to be a dancer.

  • If there were one more bedroom, it would be my dream house.

• 7 to experience activities, images, and feelings in your mind during sleep:

  • [ I ] What did you dream about last night?

  • [ + that clause ] I dreamed that I was in a boat on a big lake, and I was trying to get back to land.

• 8 to desire something very much and hope that it happens:

  • Ever since that defeat, he had dreamed of revenge.