Used in a Sentence

dreamed

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for dreamed.

Editorial note

We wouldn't have dreamed of the huge infrastructure projects that are now a reality without the EU.

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(intransitive) To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of dreamed gathered in one view.

verb

(intransitive) To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping.

verb

(intransitive) To hope, to wish.

verb

(intransitive) To daydream.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for dreamed.

verb

(intransitive) To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping.

verb

(intransitive) To hope, to wish.

verb

(intransitive) To daydream.

verb

(transitive) To envision as an imaginary experience (usually when asleep).

Example sentences

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We wouldn't have dreamed of the huge infrastructure projects that are now a reality without the EU.

2

Here's an example: > Salvagin dreamed about being an actress, and even studied to be one.

3

Who dreamed of a highbrow Internet, and how did they get so out of touch with humanity in the first place?

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Alexander the Great would have never dreamed of such a perfect country to conquer with.

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This makes me wonder what crazy stories my cleaners have dreamed up about me.

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We call them 'video games' like they're similar to what NES games were like, but they're everything people dreamed of for VR.

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Today, and thousands of discoveries later, astronomers are on the cusp of finding something people have dreamed about for thousands of years -- another Earth.

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What I've always dreamed of is truly accurate dates on when the article was written, and when it was consciously updated.

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It's like it's been dreamed up by a 5 year old.

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This was what they dreamed of 15 years ago.

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I have dreamed of being on hacker news since I started coming here.

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So did the people who dreamed up copyright.

Quote examples

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The title of the article is "'Submerged' is the type of game I dreamed of creating as a kid" and the blurb is: "Submerged is a third-person, combat-free game from Uppercut Games in which players explore a mysterious flooded city.

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FYI, I had taken "every opportunity to danger-danger-dragons-be-there" Scala — on record — years before I even dreamed of the database company that would one day have an open-source project which would end up competing with Akka (I'm talking 2009/10, while Quasar was first conceived in mid 2013).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use dreamed in a sentence?

We wouldn't have dreamed of the huge infrastructure projects that are now a reality without the EU.

What does dreamed mean?

(intransitive) To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping.

What part of speech is dreamed?

dreamed is commonly used as verb.