rêve

See also: reve, revé, revê, rêvé, révě, and řeve

French

Etymology

First known attestation 1674, from rêver (to dream).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɛv/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛv
  • Homophones: rêves, rave

Noun

rêve m (plural rêves)

  1. dream
    Synonym: (literary) songe
    • 1996, Noir Désir, À ton étoile
      Tu peux cracher même rire et tu le dois à ton étoile, à Marcos, à la joie, à la beauté des rêves, à la mélancolie, à l’espoir qui nous tient []
      You can even spit out a laugh and you owe it to your star, to Marcos, to joy, to the beauty of dreams, to sadness, to the hope that we hold []

Derived terms

Verb

rêve

  1. inflection of rêver:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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