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dreamt

/dɹɛmt/

dreamt is the simple past and past participle of dream.

Meaning of dream

Verb

dream (third-person singular simple present dreams, present participle dreaming, simple past and past participle dreamed or dreamt)

  1. (intransitive) To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping.
    • Although people primarily dream during the REM phase of sleeping, they can dream during non-REM sleep as well.
  2. (intransitive) To hope, to wish.
    • Lucy dreams of becoming a scientist when she grows up.
  3. (intransitive) To daydream.
    • Stop dreaming and get back to work.
  4. (transitive) To envision as an imaginary experience (usually when asleep).
    • I dreamed a vivid dream last night.
  5. (intransitive) To consider the possibility (of).
    • I wouldn't dream of snubbing you in public.

See all 9 meanings of dream

Adjective

dreamt (not comparable)

  1. Imagined or only extant in a dream or dreams.

Forms of dreamt

alternative formdreamed

Origin of dreamt

From dream + -t.

Words formed from dreamt

Phrases with dreamt

Words that rhyme with dreamt

Questions about dreamt

What does dreamt mean?
Dreamt means imagined or only extant in a dream or dreams.
What is dreamt the simple past and past participle of?
Dreamt is the simple past and past participle of dream.
What part of speech is dreamt?
Dreamt is an adjective.
How do you pronounce dreamt?
Dreamt is pronounced /dɹɛmt/.

Words near dreamt in the dictionary

  1. dreamsign
  2. dreamsigns
  3. dreamsome
  4. dreamster
  5. dreamsters
  6. dreamt
  7. dreamt on
  8. dreamt up
  9. dreamtest
  10. dreamtime
  11. dreamtime track

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dreamt (page history and authors); dream (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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