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dream
Dream can be a noun or a verb. The past tense and -ed participle of the verb is either dreamed /driːmd/ or dreamt /dremt/.
Dreamed is more common in American English.
used as a noun
A dream is an imaginary series of events that you experience in your mind while you are asleep.
In his dream he was sitting in a theatre watching a play.
You say that someone has a dream.
The other night I had a strange dream.
Sam has bad dreams every night.
You don't usually say that someone ‘dreams a dream’.
A dream is also a situation or event that you often think about because you would like it to happen.
My dream is to have a house in the country.
His dream of becoming a pilot had come true.
used as a verb
When someone experiences imaginary events while they are asleep, you can say that they dream something happens or dream that something happens.
I dreamed Marnie was in trouble.
Daniel dreamt that he was back in Minneapolis.
You can also say that someone dreams about someone or something or dreams of them.
Last night I dreamed about you.
I dreamt of him every night.
When someone thinks about a situation that they would like to happen, you can say that they dream of having something or dream of doing something.
He dreamt of having a car.
I've always dreamed of becoming a writer.
Be careful
Don't say that someone ‘dreams to have’ something or ‘dreams to do’ something.

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