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daydream

[dey-dreem]

noun

  1. a reverie indulged in while awake.



verb (used without object)

  1. to indulge in such a reverie.

    Synonyms: , , ,

daydream

/ ˈɪˌː /

noun

  1. a pleasant dreamlike fantasy indulged in while awake; idle reverie

  2. a pleasant scheme or wish that is unlikely to be fulfilled; pipe dream

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (intr) to have daydreams; indulge in idle fantasy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • daydreamer noun
  • daydreamy adjective
  • ˈ岹ˌ𲹳 adjective
  • ˈ岹ˌ𲹳 noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of daydream1

First recorded in 1675–85; day + dream
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At one of his rallies, Trump even daydreamed about what he would do about it if he became president again: allow the cops to have "one really violent day."

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For millennials and Gen Z kids like mine, there was once a golden era when you could just daydream all day about getting your invitation to Hogwarts without any associations with a full-time transphobe.

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I spent a lot of time leading up to shooting on that day daydreaming.

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Having received news that the feds may be waiting to arrest him at the end of this vacation, the stressed-out financier daydreams about putting a pistol to his head and pulling the trigger.

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But Tim comes out of his daydream, seated at the patio table where things left off in last week’s episode.

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