daydream
English
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/, [ˈdeɪd͡ʒɹiːm]
Audio (Southern England) (file) - enPR: dā'drēmˈ
Noun
daydream (plural daydreams)
- A spontaneous series of thoughts while awake not connected to immediate reality.
- Coordinate terms: woolgathering, brown study, castles in Spain
Translations
a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts
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Verb
daydream (third-person singular simple present daydreams, present participle daydreaming, simple past and past participle daydreamt or daydreamed)
- (intransitive) To have such a series of thoughts; to woolgather.
- Stop daydreaming and get back to work!
Translations
to have such a series of thoughts
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