pipe-dream en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈpaɪpdriːm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈpaɪpˌdrim/ (General-American)
Etymology
From pipe dream (noun).
Meanings
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(intransitive) To have a desire or idea which is unlikely to materialize, or to imagine a plan which is unlikely to work; to dream of a near impossibility.
Love is life sublime, / Ev'ry moment that I'm / Only wasting my time / Pipe dreaming of you, / Pipe dreaming of you, […]
1946 April, Cole Porter, “Around the World in Eighty Days [Pipe Dreaming]”, in Robert Kimball, editor, The Complete Lyrics of Cole Porter, New York, N.Y.: Da Capo Press, published 1992, →ISBN, page 378, column 1:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pipe-dreams | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| pipe-dreamed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pipe-dreamed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| pipe-dreaming | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
fi uneksia (to have a desire or idea which is unlikely to materialize, or to imagine a plan which is unlikely to work) · fi nähdä toiveunta (to have a desire or idea which is unlikely to materialize, or to imagine a plan which is unlikely to work)