Dream — Defs

01 n. The thoughts, or series of thoughts, or imaginary transactions, which occupy the mind during sleep; a sleeping vision.

1.
The thoughts, or series of thoughts, or imaginary transactions, which occupy the mind during sleep; a sleeping vision.
“Dreams are but interludes which fancy makes.” — Dryden.

“I had a dream which was not all a dream.” — Byron.
2.
A visionary scheme; a wild conceit; an idle fancy; a vagary; a revery; -- in this sense, applied to an imaginary or anticipated state of happiness; as, a dream of bliss; the dream of his youth.
“There sober thought pursued the amusing theme, Till Fancy colored it and formed a dream.” — Pope.

“It is not them a mere dream, but a very real aim which they propose.” — J. C. Shairp.

02 v. i. To have ideas or images in the mind while in the state of sleep; to experience sleeping visions; -- often with of; as, to dream of a battle…

imp. & p. p. Dreamed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dreaming

1.
To have ideas or images in the mind while in the state of sleep; to experience sleeping visions; -- often with of; as, to dream of a battle, or of an absent friend.
2.
To let the mind run on in idle revery or vagary; to anticipate vaguely as a coming and happy reality; to have a visionary notion or idea; to imagine.
“Here may we sit and dream Over the heavenly theme.” — Keble.

“They dream on in a constant course of reading, but not digesting.” — Locke.

03 v. t. To have a dream of; to see, or have a vision of, in sleep, or in idle fancy; -- often followed by an objective clause.

Phrases & compounds

To dream away — to pass in revery or inaction; to spend in idle vagaries; as, to dream away an hour; to dream through life.