dreamt
[ dremt ]
/ drɛmt /
verb
a simple past tense and past participle of dream.
OTHER WORDS FROM dreamt
un·dreamt, adjectiveWords nearby dreamt
dreamboat,
dreamer,
dreamland,
dreamless,
dreamscape,
dreamt,
dreamtime,
dreamwork,
dreamy,
dreamy state,
drear
Definition for dreamt (2 of 2)
Origin of dream
1200–50; Middle English
dreem, Old English
drēam joy, mirth, gladness, cognate with Old Saxon
drōm mirth, dream, Old Norse
draumr, Old High German
troum dream; modern sense first recorded in ME but presumably also current in Old English, as in Old Saxon
synonym study for dream
1.
Dream,
nightmare, and
vision refer to the kinds of mental images that form during sleep.
Dream is the general term for any such succession of images. A
nightmare is a dream that brings fear or anxiety:
frightened by a nightmare.
Vision refers to a series of images of unusual vividness, clarity, order, and significance, sometimes seen in a dream.
OTHER WORDS FROM dream
Example sentences from the Web for dreamt
British Dictionary definitions for dreamt (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for dreamt (2 of 2)
dream
/ (driːm) /
noun
verb dreams, dreaming, dreamed or dreamt (drɛmt)
adjective
too good to be true; ideal
dream kitchen
See also
dream up
Derived forms of dream
Word Origin for dream
Old English
drēam song; related to Old High German
troum, Old Norse
draumr, Greek
thrulos noise
Medical definitions for dreamt
dream
[ drēm ]
n.
A series of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations occurring involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep.
Idioms and Phrases with dreamt
dream