Dream - English meaning

verb

Point or direct (a weapon or camera) at a target.

Usage examples:

Aim the camcorder at some suitable object

noun

A purpose or intention; a desired outcome.

Usage examples:

Our primary aim is to achieve financial discipline

abbreviation

Alternative investment market (a subsidiary market of the london stock exchange that allows small companies to be traded without the expense of a full market listing).

noun

A strong desire to do or achieve something.

Usage examples:

Her ambition was to become a pilot

noun

A strong wish to achieve something

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] his ambition is ultimately to run his own business., he has already achieved hi…

noun

A strong wish to be successful, powerful, rich, etc.

Usage examples:

She has a lot of ambition.

noun

A hope or ambition of achieving something.

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The needs and aspirations of the people

A cherished desire

noun

Something that you hope to achieve

Usage examples:

I've never had any political aspirations., it's a story about the lives and aspirations of poor iri…

noun

(in greek mythology) a fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.

Usage examples:

In greek mythology, the chimera was a fire-breathing monster that combined the parts of a goat, a l…

noun

In greek mythology (= ancient stories), a creature with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a snake's tail

Usage examples:

He built a clay model of the mythological greek chimera, part lion, part goat and part serpent.

noun

An organism that contains cells or tissues from two or more different species or from two or more genetically different living things

Usage examples:

The clinic has created human-pig chimeras by adding human stem cells to pig fetuses.

verb

Create (an embryo) by fertilizing an egg.

Usage examples:

She was conceived when her father was 49

verb

To bring a thought or idea into being; imagine

Usage examples:

[ i always + adv/prep ] when they talk about billions of dollars, i can’t even conceive of that muc…

verb

To imagine something

Usage examples:

I think my uncle still conceives of me as a four-year-old., he couldn't conceive of a time when he …

verb

Think carefully about (something), typically before making a decision.

Usage examples:

Each application is considered on its merits

verb

To think about a particular subject or thing or about doing something or about whether to do something

Usage examples:

Consider clara barton, who founded the american red cross., we considered moving to california, but…

verb

To spend time thinking about a possibility or making a decision

Usage examples:

Don't make any decisions before you've considered the situation., [ + question word ] have you cons…

verb

Look thoughtfully for a long time at.

Usage examples:

He contemplated his image in the mirrors

verb

To spend time considering a possible future action, or to consider one particular thing for a long time in a serious way

Usage examples:

[ t ] the owner of the team contemplated moving his football club to another city., [ t ] sharon is…

verb

To spend time considering a possible future action, or to consider one particular thing for a long time in a serious and quiet way

Usage examples:

[ + -ing verb ] i'm contemplating going abroad for a year., they were contemplating a move to calif…

noun

A series of pleasant thoughts that distract one's attention from the present.

Usage examples:

She was lost in a daydream

verb

Indulge in a daydream.

Usage examples:

Stop daydreaming and pay attention

noun

A set of pleasant thoughts about something that you would like to do or achieve, but which is not likely

Usage examples:

I had a daydream that i’d win the road race., she would daydream in class about horseback riding an…

noun

An idiosyncratic belief or impression maintained despite being contradicted by reality or rational argument, typically as a symptom of mental disorder.

Usage examples:

The delusion of being watched

noun

Something a person believes and wants to be true, when it is actually not true

Usage examples:

[ c ] we have no delusions that these kids are going to play pro basketball, but they are having fun.

noun

Belief in something that is not true

Usage examples:

[ + that ] he's under the delusion that he will be promoted this year.

noun

A plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of a building, garment, or other object before it is made.

Usage examples:

He has just unveiled his design for the new museum

verb

Decide upon the look and functioning of (a building, garment, or other object), by making a detailed drawing of it.

Usage examples:

A number of architectural students were designing a factory

verb

The act of working out the form of something

noun

A strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen.

Usage examples:

He resisted public desires for choice in education

verb

Strongly wish for or want (something).

Usage examples:

He never achieved the status he so desired

noun

A strong feeling of wanting something, or something you want

Usage examples:

[ u ] he claims to have no desire for wealth., [ c ] she expressed a desire to speak with her attor…

noun

The faculty or activity of imagining impossible or improbable things.

Usage examples:

His researches had moved into the realms of fantasy

verb

Imagine the occurrence of; fantasize about.

Usage examples:

It is ludicrous to fantasy ‘disinventing’ the hydrogen bomb

noun

A pleasant but unlikely situation that you enjoy thinking about, or the activity of thinking in this way

Usage examples:

[ c ] writing songs was just a fantasy of mine., [ u ] she retreated from life into a world of fant…

noun

(in soccer, rugby, hockey, and some other games) a pair of posts linked by a crossbar and typically with a net between, forming a space into or over which the ball has to be sent in order to score.

Usage examples:

Mr foxley said there were still some problems with organising the event including installing a set …

noun

An area on a playing field, that usually has two posts with a net fixed behind them, where players try to send the ball in order to score in sports such as football and hockey

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Into the goal black headed the ball into the goal., towards the goal she won the ball and ran towar…

noun

A point scored in some sports, such as football and hockey, when a player gets the ball into this area

Usage examples:

Brazil won by three goals to one., score a goal only one goal was scored in the entire match.

noun

(in medieval legend) the cup or platter used by christ at the last supper, and in which joseph of arimathea received christ's blood at the cross. quests for it undertaken by medieval knights are described in versions of the arthurian legends written from the early 13th century onward.

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Late in the twelfth century stories of the holy grail began to be written in france.

noun

A holy grail

noun

The cup believed to have been used by jesus christ at the meal before his death

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King arthur's knights gawain, lancelot, and galahad were among those said to pursue the grail., the…

noun

An experience involving the apparent perception of something not present.

Usage examples:

He continued to suffer from horrific hallucinations

noun

An experience in which you see, hear, feel, or smell something that does not exist, usually because you are ill or have taken a drug

Usage examples:

A high temperature can cause hallucinations., auditory/olfactory hallucinations, he was suffering f…

noun

The experience of seeing, hearing, feeling, or smelling something that does not exist, usually because of a health condition or because you have taken a drug

Usage examples:

A high temperature can cause hallucinations., auditory hallucination is more common than people thi…

phrasal verb

To have a strong wish for something, especially if you cannot or should not have it

Usage examples:

What did you hanker after most when you were in prison?, even after all these years, i still hanker…

noun

A feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen.

Usage examples:

He looked through her belongings in the hope of coming across some information

verb

Want something to happen or be the case.

Usage examples:

He's hoping for an offer of compensation

noun

The feeling that something desired can be had or will happen

Usage examples:

[ u ] we never entirely gave up hope., [ u ] this research offers hope of developing better ways to…

noun

An instance of a wrong or misinterpreted perception of a sensory experience.

Usage examples:

Stripes embellish the surface to create the illusion of various wood-grain textures

noun

An idea or belief that is not true, or something that is not what it seems to be

Usage examples:

We have no illusions about how difficult the job will be., [ + that clause ] i was under the illusi…

noun

An idea or belief that is not true

Usage examples:

Have no illusion about he had no illusions about his talents as a singer., under no illusion i'm un…

noun

Intention or purpose.

Usage examples:

With alarm she realized his intent

adjective

Determined to do (something).

Usage examples:

The government was intent on achieving greater efficiency

adjective

Giving all your attention to something

Usage examples:

An intent stare, she had an intent look on her face.

noun

A thing intended; an aim or plan.

Usage examples:

She was full of good intentions

noun

Something that you want and plan to do; an aim

Usage examples:

[ u ] i have no intention of selling this house., [ c ] he had good intentions (= he meant to be ki…

noun

Something that you want and plan to do

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] it wasn't my intention to exclude her from the list - i just forgot her., inten…

noun

A frightening or unpleasant dream.

Usage examples:

I had nightmares after watching the horror movie

noun

A very upsetting or frightening dream, or an extremely unpleasant event or experience

Usage examples:

A nightmarish traffic jam

noun

A conception of or belief about something.

Usage examples:

Children have different notions about the roles of their parents

noun

A belief or idea

Usage examples:

Nast helped form the american notion of santa claus.

noun

A material thing that can be seen and touched.

Usage examples:

He was dragging a large object

verb

Say something to express one's opposition to or disagreement with something.

Usage examples:

Residents object to the volume of traffic

noun

A thing that can be seen, held, or touched, usually not a living thing

Usage examples:

Distant objects look blurry to me., the object of the game of chess is to checkmate your opponent.,…

adjective

(of a person or their judgement) not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts.

Usage examples:

Historians try to be objective and impartial

noun

A thing aimed at or sought; a goal.

Usage examples:

The system has achieved its objective

adjective

Not influenced by personal beliefs or feelings; fair or real

Usage examples:

An objective opinion, long-term objectives, his main objective this semester is to improve his grad…

noun

A detailed proposal for doing or achieving something.

Usage examples:

The un peace plan

verb

Decide on and make arrangements for in advance.

Usage examples:

They were planning a trip to egypt

verb

A series of steps to be carried out or goals to be achieved

noun

A person, object, or place selected as the aim of an attack.

Usage examples:

The airport terminal was the target of a bomb

verb

Select as an object of attention or attack.

Usage examples:

Two men were targeted by the attackers

verb

A reference point to shoot at

verb

Have a particular opinion, belief, or idea about someone or something.

Usage examples:

She thought that nothing would be the same again

noun

An act of thinking.

Usage examples:

I went for a walk to have a think

Judge or regard; look upon; judge

noun

The faculty or state of being able to see.

Usage examples:

She had defective vision

verb

Imagine.

Usage examples:

We visioned a small lawn surrounded with a perfect tangle of trees

noun

The ability to see

Usage examples:

Good/impaired/blurred vision, we lack a vision of what love really is., the theater’s director is a…

verb

Form a mental image of; imagine.

Usage examples:

It is not easy to visualize the future

verb

Feel or express a strong desire or hope for something that cannot or probably will not happen.

Usage examples:

We wished for peace

noun

A desire or hope for something to happen.

Usage examples:

The union has reiterated its wish for an agreement

noun

A feeling of intense longing for something.

Usage examples:

He felt a yearning for the mountains

adjective

Involving or expressing yearning.

Usage examples:

A yearning hope

verb

Have an intense feeling of longing for something, typically something that one has lost or been separated from.

Usage examples:

She yearned for a glimpse of him