dream
part of speech
noun (a dream, dreams); verb (dream, dreams, dreamed or dreamt, dreaming)
meaning for a pupil
1) A dream is a set of pictures, thoughts and feelings that happen in your mind while you sleep. tree →
2) A dream is something you wish for very much, like a goal. tree →
3) To dream is to have pictures and stories in your mind while sleeping. tree →
4) To dream of or about something is to imagine it or wish for it. tree →
5) To dream (daydream) is to think about other things instead of paying attention. tree →
6) «A dream» can mean something wonderful. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah, dreams can carry messages from God, as with Joseph and Pharaoh. Interpretation: The rabbis said a dream needs interpreting and that Joseph's gift came from God. They also taught that a dream is only partly true, so one should not rely on it. In the primary lessons: In science, dreams happen mostly in a stage of sleep called REM sleep; everyone dreams, though many dreams are forgotten. A bad dream is a nightmare. In everyday life and stories, «my dream is to be a vet» means a hope for the future; Martin Luther King's «I have a dream» speech is famous. In stories, «it was all a dream» is an ending where nothing really happened. Phrases: «have a dream», «bad dream», «dream come true», «dream of», «sweet dreams», «in your dreams», «dream big».
examples
- And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream. (Torah GEN.41.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- And they said one to another: 'Behold, this dreamer cometh. (Torah GEN.37.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he said unto them: 'Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: (Torah GEN.37.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then Thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions; (Writings JOB.7.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these: (Writings DAN.2.28, JPS 1917) tree →
- This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king. (Writings DAN.2.36, JPS 1917) tree →
- I had a funny dream about a flying pig. tree →
- Sweet dreams! tree →
- Her dream is to play for the national team. tree →
- I dreamt that I could breathe under water. tree →
- He dreams of visiting Australia. tree →
- Stop dreaming and finish your work. tree →
- Meeting the author was a dream come true. tree →
- I woke up from a bad dream and hugged my teddy. tree →
- Then it was not a dream. tree →
note
Past: «dreamed» or «dreamt» (both correct; dreamt is more British). «Dream about» is used for sleep dreams and wishes; «dream of» more for wishes. Dreams are not real and do not tell the future. A nightmare is a frightening dream.
In the corpora
- And the angel of God said unto me in the dream: Jacob; and I said: Here am I.
- And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brethren; and they hated him yet the more.
- And he said unto them: 'Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
- And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.
- And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «dream» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.