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)
- 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.
- To hope, to wish.
- Lucy dreams of becoming a scientist when she grows up.
- To daydream.
- Stop dreaming and get back to work.
- To envision as an imaginary experience (usually when asleep).
- I dreamed a vivid dream last night.
- To consider the possibility (of).
- I wouldn't dream of snubbing you in public.
Adjective
dreamt (not comparable)
Forms of dreamt
| alternative form | dreamed |
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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
Source and license
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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