English · Common Verbs

dreamed

/driːmd/

[/driːmd/]

past tense of dream

Beginnerverb

Definition

Past tense and past participle of 'dream': to have imagine things while asleep or hope in the past.

Example

He dreamed of strange cities and distant seas the whole night before the trip.

He dreamed of strange cities and distant seas the whole night before the trip.

Etymology

From Old English 'dream' (joy, music), later meaning a sleeping vision.

How & Where It’s Used

Used to describe a completed action in the past.

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