Meaning of "daydream" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF DAYDREAM

daydream  [ˈdeɪˌdriːm]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DAYDREAM

Daydream is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb daydream in English.

WHAT DOES DAYDREAM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Daydream

Daydreaming is a short-term detachment from one's immediate surroundings, during which a person's contact with reality is blurred and partially substituted by a visionary fantasy, especially one of happy, pleasant thoughts, hopes or ambitions, imagined as coming to pass, and experienced while awake. Daydreaming gentleman in 1912 There are many types of daydreams, and there is no consistent definition amongst psychologists, however the characteristic that is common to all forms of daydreaming meets the criteria for mild dissociation.

Definition of daydream in the English dictionary

The first definition of daydream in the dictionary is a pleasant dreamlike fantasy indulged in while awake; idle reverie. Other definition of daydream is a pleasant scheme or wish that is unlikely to be fulfilled; pipe dream. Daydream is also to have daydreams; indulge in idle fantasy.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DAYDREAM

PRESENT

Present

I daydream

you daydream

he/she/it daydreams

we daydream

you daydream

they daydream

Present continuous

I am daydreaming

you are daydreaming

he/she/it is daydreaming

we are daydreaming

you are daydreaming

they are daydreaming

Present perfect

I have daydreamed

you have daydreamed

he/she/it has daydreamed

we have daydreamed

you have daydreamed

they have daydreamed

Present perfect continuous

I have been daydreaming

you have been daydreaming

he/she/it has been daydreaming

we have been daydreaming

you have been daydreaming

they have been daydreaming

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I daydreamed

you daydreamed

he/she/it daydreamed

we daydreamed

you daydreamed

they daydreamed

Past continuous

I was daydreaming

you were daydreaming

he/she/it was daydreaming

we were daydreaming

you were daydreaming

they were daydreaming

Past perfect

I had daydreamed

you had daydreamed

he/she/it had daydreamed

we had daydreamed

you had daydreamed

they had daydreamed

Past perfect continuous

I had been daydreaming

you had been daydreaming

he/she/it had been daydreaming

we had been daydreaming

you had been daydreaming

they had been daydreaming

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will daydream

you will daydream

he/she/it will daydream

we will daydream

you will daydream

they will daydream

Future continuous

I will be daydreaming

you will be daydreaming

he/she/it will be daydreaming

we will be daydreaming

you will be daydreaming

they will be daydreaming

Future perfect

I will have daydreamed

you will have daydreamed

he/she/it will have daydreamed

we will have daydreamed

you will have daydreamed

they will have daydreamed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been daydreaming

you will have been daydreaming

he/she/it will have been daydreaming

we will have been daydreaming

you will have been daydreaming

they will have been daydreaming

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would daydream

you would daydream

he/she/it would daydream

we would daydream

you would daydream

they would daydream

Conditional continuous

I would be daydreaming

you would be daydreaming

he/she/it would be daydreaming

we would be daydreaming

you would be daydreaming

they would be daydreaming

Conditional perfect

I would have daydream

you would have daydream

he/she/it would have daydream

we would have daydream

you would have daydream

they would have daydream

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been daydreaming

you would have been daydreaming

he/she/it would have been daydreaming

we would have been daydreaming

you would have been daydreaming

they would have been daydreaming

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you daydream
we let´s daydream
you daydream

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to daydream

Past participle

daydreamed

Present Participle

daydreaming

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «DAYDREAM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «daydream» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of daydream

dream · envision · fancy · fantasize · fantasy · imagine · pipe dream · reverie · stargaze · wish

TRANSLATION OF DAYDREAM

Find out the translation of daydream to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of daydream from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «daydream» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 做白日梦
• Translator English - Spanish: soñar despierto
• English: daydream
• Translator English - Hindi: सपना
• Translator English - Arabic: أحلام اليقظة
• Translator English - Russian: мечта
• Translator English - Portuguese: devanear
• Translator English - Bengali: দিবাস্বপ্ন
• Translator English - French: rêver
• Translator English - Malay: Daydream
• Translator English - German: mit offenen Augen träumen
• Translator English - Japanese: 空想にふける
• Translator English - Korean: 백일몽을 꾸다
• Translator English - Javanese: Daydream
• Translator English - Vietnamese: mơ tưởng
• Translator English - Tamil: முழுநேர இயக்கம்
• Translator English - Marathi: दिवास्वप्न
• Translator English - Turkish: hayâl
• Translator English - Italian: sognare a occhi aperti
• Translator English - Polish: marzenie
• Translator English - Ukrainian: мрія
• Translator English - Romanian: visezi cu ochii deschisi
• Translator English - Greek: ονειροπόληση
• Translator English - Afrikaans: dagdroom
• Translator English - Swedish: dagdröm
• Translator English - Norwegian: daydream

10 QUOTES WITH «DAYDREAM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word daydream.

1

Ayaan Hirsi Ali

I don't have much in me left for Somalia, because the country is so broken, it's not realistic to daydream about it.

2

Sarah Addison Allen

There's an old hymn called 'How Can I Keep from Singing?' That's what writing feels like to me. I have to write. It's intrinsic to who I am. So it was a natural choice for me to try to pursue writing as a career. Truthfully, though, I still daydream about how fun it would be to ride on the back of a garbage truck.

3

Aneurin Barnard

I used to just daydream all the time about being in movies, from the age of, like, four onwards. I would sit down and watch movies with my father and my grandfather, and always pretended that I was in the stories.

4

Ritchie Blackmore

They used to complain at school that I looked out of the window for long periods of time - that sums up my life. I like to look out the window, do nothing, daydream.

5

Michael Connelly

In a daydream sort of way, I think it would be pretty cool to direct a movie. But I have been on movie and TV sets and know it is hard work. I like directing it in my mind. It is easier.

6

Brandon Flowers

I went to high school with girls that would daydream about what strip club they wanted to work at. That's one of the sad things about Vegas.

7

Laurie Helgoe

There's a lot to love about America - freedom, the melting pot of diversity, individualism - all attractive concepts, especially to an introvert. In fact, the introverts were probably the first to feel crowded in England and to daydream about all the space they would find in the New World. Peace! Quiet!

8

Shirley Henderson

I daydream all the time, and I like that quality.

9

Christine Keeler

As a little girl I used to daydream about my real father coming on a white horse to rescue me.

10

Nikita Khrushchev

Do you think when two representatives holding diametrically opposing views get together and shake hands, the contradictions between our systems will simply melt away? What kind of a daydream is that?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DAYDREAM»

Discover the use of daydream in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to daydream and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Jacky Daydream

With original photographs and new illustrations by Nick Sharratt, this book is a delight for all of Jacky's fans, and a treat for any new readers too. Everybody knows Tracy Beaker, Jacqueline Wilson's best-loved character.

Jacqueline Wilson, 2008

Daydream nation

Featuring a foreword by Lee Ranaldo and exclusive interviews with the band, this truly is the definitive guide to Daydream Nation.

Matthew Stearns, 2007

Daydream Believers: How a Few Grand Ideas Wrecked American Power

In Daydream Believers, celebrated Slate columnist Fred Kaplan combines in-depth reporting and razor-sharp analysis to explain just how George W. Bush and his aides got so far off track—and why much of the nation followed.

Fred Kaplan, 2008

Moonage Daydream: The Life And Times Of Ziggy Stardust

David Bowie and Mick Rock collaborate on a vast album of images of onstage performances and backstage antics during the life and times of Bowie's stage persona Ziggy Stardust. 12,500 first printing.

David Bowie, 2005

A Fine Place to Daydream: Racehorses, Romance, and the Irish

Twenty-five years after Laughing in the Hills, his racetrack classic, Bill Barich tells the story of how he fell in love and found a new life in Dublin, where he was soon caught up in the Irish obsession with horses and luck.

Bill Barich, 2008

Sonic Youth_s Daydream Nation

Featuring a foreword by Lee Ranaldo and exclusive interviews with the band, this truly is the definitive guide to Daydream Nation.

Matthew Stearns, 2007

A Mid-Summer's Daydream

What we have here is a failure to communicate.

G.B. Absher, 2012

Daydream lullabies: a Billy Dogma experience

At first, you might think this book is an action-adventure story, but it's cleverly about everything else. Never before have the ironies of daily life been made clearer or more palatable than through this ingenious story line.

Dean Haspiel, 1999

The Secret Daydream for College Students: The Guide for ...

This is the guide for life! It is written for college age students because this is the beginning of their adult life and there is a lot more to deal with once you leave for college.

Charisse J Rudolph, 2008

An Invitation to Daydream

This delightful book presents more than 50 beautiful photographs from the famous Hulton Getty Archive, each photo accompanied by an inspirational quotation from a noted writer and dreamer, including Charlotte Brontk, Robert Louis Stevenson, ...

Wynn Wheldon, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DAYDREAM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term daydream is used in the context of the following news items.

Daydream rodeo this weekend

The rodeo is an annual fundraiser for the daydream farm therapeutic riding program and portions of the proceeds go to benefit Mineral county ... «Hampshire Review, Jul 15»

Daydream Rodeo

2 Don't Threaten or Abuse. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated. AND PLEASE TURN OFF CAPS LOCK. 3 Be Truthful. «Hampshire Review, Jul 15»

Why Google's nightmare AI is putting demon puppies everywhere

The researchers wanted to better understand how the neural network operates, so they asked it to use its imagination. To daydream a little. «Washington Post, Jul 15»

Obama Tells Women's National Team They've 'Inspired A Whole …

He also ribbed midfielder Carli Lloyd for falling short of the four goals she envisioned scoring in a daydream a few months ago. "But, you know ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

Skinny dipping and celebrity haunts are the top fantasies for a …

Horseback riding on the beach at sunset was the third most popular daydream (26 per cent) in a list of the top 10 fantasies that Britons have ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

Daily Meditation: Daydream

We all need help maintaining our personal spiritual practice. We hope that these Daily Meditations, prayers and mindful awareness exercises ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

Badal govt's blueprint for facelift of rural areas a daydream: Bhattal

Senior Congress leader Rajinder Kaur Bhattal on Thursday termed deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal's statement about the blueprint ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»

Daydream believer: Rats dream of a better future

Researchers hope research into rodents' sleep will provide insight into what goes on in the human mind during sleep. «Christian Science Monitor, Jun 15»

'Sunshine Daydream' to showcase tie-dye

The opening reception for “Sunshine DayDream” will be an evening of art, music, and fashion featuring the artwork of Joseph Richheimer, aka ... «Oneonta Daily Star, Jun 15»

'It's like a daydream': Wilco's Solid Sound festival lets fans into …

Jeff Tweedy of Wilco performs at the Bonnaroo festival in 2013 in Manchester, Tennessee. 'I hated festivals as a kid,' he says. Now he, and his ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»