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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

dream on en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To sleep on (something); to consider (something) by dreaming about it.

Forms

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dreams on Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
dreaming on Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
dreamt on Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
dreamt on Tense=Past lexicographic
dreamed on Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
dreamed on Tense=Past lexicographic

Translations (6)

es seguir soñando (to continue dreaming) · pt continuar sonhando (to continue dreaming) · sv drömma vidare (to continue dreaming) · es continuar soñando (to continue dreaming) · pl śnić dalej (to continue dreaming) · fi jatkaa uniaan (to continue dreaming)

dream on en · X

Meanings

  1. Used to express skepticism or derision about the possibility of an interlocutor's statement.
    • When you first come out, you might have an overactive gaydar. When I realized I was gay, I wanted everyone to be gay too, which led to a lot of wishful thinking. "Helen Hunt is gay!" Dream on, girl! 1996, Judy Carter, The Homo Handbook:

Synonyms

in your dreams · you wish

Translations (10)

ru размечта́лся (a skepticism expression) · sv dröm vidare (a skepticism expression) · fi älä unta näe (a skepticism expression) · az ac toyuq yuxusunda darı görər (a skepticism expression) · pl chyba śnisz (a skepticism expression) · ro vise (a skepticism expression) · es sigue soñando (a skepticism expression) · ru мечта́ть не вре́дно (a skepticism expression) · tr aç tavuk rüyasında darı görür (a skepticism expression) · ru размечта́лась (a skepticism expression)