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daydream Definition

day·dream (-drēm′)

noun

  1. a pleasant, dreamlike thinking or wishing; reverie
  2. a pleasing but visionary notion or scheme

intransitive verb

to have daydreams

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daydream Synonyms

daydream

n.

reverie, vision, fantasy; see dream 1, fantasy 2.

daydream Synonyms

daydream

v.

fantasize, muse, stargaze, go woolgathering; see dream 2.

daydream Usage Examples

Preposition: about

  • roland: Daydreaming about roland translate to more of being built.

Object

  • anything: I am now then reports them trio in the daydreaming anything that.
  • mode: Leaning up against a tree, basking in the warm glow of the Welsh sunshine ( hem hem ) I wait in daydream mode.
  • lot: ADD sufferers have a tendency to forget routine tasks like household chores and are seen to daydream a lot and appear inattentive.

Converse of object

  • have: I had many manic daydreams of being a teacher who had numerous friends.

Adjective modifier

  • vivid: Hallucinations, unusually vivid daydreams or nightmares, are not uncommon for ventilated GBS patients.
  • own: It would perhaps be a good idea for us to reflect on our own daydreams.
  • empty-headed: Mark Morris looks at the Tierney Gearon controversy my empty-headed daydreams Alistair Fitchett comes back from London and talks about what he saw there.
  • erotic: There follows a total contrast; a ruefully humorous yet touchingly erotic daydream, composed of a montage of apparently unrelated images.

Modifies a noun

  • believer: Cheer up, sleepy Jean, Oh, what can it mean To a daydream believer and a homecoming queen?
  • sequence: The daydream sequence is a pretty rewarding one, in that respect.

Modifying Another Word

  • about: A variety of interesting statistics about the UK economy The bottom line... What do you daydream about in meetings?
  • just: A chance to buy new gear at discount prices or just daydream about the things you'd like to buy.
  • often: We had often daydreamed about how we would like to live the life of writers.
  • still: So I'm still daydreaming, just in a more organized manner.
  • then: Calling a bet the cards they then units then daydreaming anything that.

Used with why or when

  • when: Anxiety or boredom are often reasons why you start daydreaming when you sit down to study.

Preposition: in

  • class: One moment Ivan is daydreaming in class, the next he's fighting for survival.

Preposition: of

  • violence: I prefer to be left alone; if I am not, then I daydream of violence.
  • future: Maybe I was born too late, or lost in a field by a canal, daydreaming of the future, of escaping.