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overdream

UK/ˌəʊvəˈdɹiːm/

overdream verb: to dream (about) excessively.

Verb

overdream (third-person singular simple present overdreams, present participle overdreaming, simple past and past participle overdreamed)

  1. (rare) To dream (about) excessively.
    • […] as though they had o'erdream'd / The churlish winter.1818, H. H. Milman, Samor, section VII
    • I think that voice held him most, with its fluctuating, feverish warmth, because it couldn't be over-dreamed – that voice was a deathless song.1926, F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, Penguin, published 2000, page 93

Forms of overdream

third-person singular presentoverdreams
present participleoverdreaming
past participleoverdreamed
pastoverdreamed

Origin of overdream

From over- + dream.

Questions about overdream

What does overdream mean?
Overdream means to dream (about) excessively.
What part of speech is overdream?
Overdream is a verb.
How do you pronounce overdream?
Overdream is pronounced /ˌəʊvəˈdɹiːm/ (UK).
What is the past tense of overdream?
The past tense of overdream is overdreamed.

Words near overdream in the dictionary

  1. overdrawing the badger
  2. overdrawn
  3. overdrawn the badger
  4. overdraws
  5. overdraws the badger
  6. overdream
  7. overdreamed
  8. overdreep
  9. overdreeping
  10. overdrench
  11. overdrenched

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