daydream

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English

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Etymology

From day +‎ dream. Compare West Frisian deidream (“daydream”), Dutch dagdroom (“daydream”), German Tagtraum (“daydream”), Swedish dagdröm (“daydream”), Icelandic dagdraumur (“daydream”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdeɪdɹiːm/,
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • enPR: dā'drēmˈ

Noun

daydream (plural daydreams)

  1. A spontaneous series of thoughts while awake not connected to immediate reality.
    Coordinate terms: woolgathering, brown study, castles in Spain

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Verb

daydream (third-person singular simple present daydreams, present participle daydreaming, simple past and past participle daydreamt or daydreamed)

  1. (intransitive) To have such a series of thoughts; to woolgather.
    Stop daydreaming and get back to work!

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