verb

dreamed

Translation

dreamt, dreamed

I dreamed about you last night.

I dreamt about you last night.

She dreamed of becoming a doctor.

She dreamt of becoming a doctor.

((about sb./sth.)) to have a dream about (sb./sth.) I dreamt about my old house.

((of -ing/sth.)) to aspire to (sth.) She dreamt of travelling the world.

Synonyms: fantasized, imagined

From Old English 'drēam' (joy, music), which shifted meaning to 'vision in sleep'.

Think of a 'stream' of images in your sleep. 'Dream' sounds like 'stream'.