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day·dream
(dā′drēm′)n.
A dreamlike musing or fantasy while awake, especially of the fulfillment of wishes or hopes.
intr.v. day·dreamed or day·dreamt (-drĕmt′), day·dream·ing, day·dreams
To have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake.
day′dream′er n.
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daydream
(ˈdeɪˌdriːm)n
1. a pleasant dreamlike fantasy indulged in while awake; idle reverie
2. a pleasant scheme or wish that is unlikely to be fulfilled; pipe dream
vb
(intr) to have daydreams; indulge in idle fantasy
ˈdayˌdreamer n
ˈdayˌdreamy adj
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day•dream
(ˈdeɪˌdrim)n.
1. a visionary fancy indulged in while awake; reverie.
2. a fanciful notion, wish, or plan.
v.i. 3. to indulge in daydreams.
[1675–85]
day′dream`er, n.
day′dream′y, adj.
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daydream
Past participle: daydreamed
Gerund: daydreaming
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| Noun | 1. |  daydream - absentminded dreaming while awake |
| Verb | 1. | daydream - have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine - form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?" |
| 2. | daydream - have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake; "She looked out the window, daydreaming" |
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daydream
noun
1. fantasy, dream, imagining, wish, fancy, reverie, pipe dream, fond hope, figment of the imagination, castle in the air or in Spain He escaped into daydreams of heroic men and beautiful women.
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daydream
nounverb
To experience dreams or daydreams:
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Translations
pensar en la inmortalidad del cangrejosoñar despiertasoñar despierto
dagdraumurdagdreymi
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daydream
n. ilusión, ensueño;
vi.
to ___ → soñar despierto-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
daydream
vi (pret & pp -dreamed o -dreamt) soñar despiertoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.