Phrase guide

dream on

phrase · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

phrase

Meaning 1

Used to express skepticism or derision about the possibility of an interlocutor's statement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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History

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: ac toyuq yuxusunda darı görər — a skepticism expression
  • Finnish: älä unta näe — a skepticism expression
  • Romanian: vise — a skepticism expression
  • Russian: мечта́ть не вре́дно (mečtátʹ ne vrédno) — a skepticism expression
  • Russian: размечта́лся (razmečtálsja) — a skepticism expression
  • Russian: размечта́лась (razmečtálasʹ) — a skepticism expression
  • Spanish: sigue soñando — a skepticism expression
  • Swedish: dröm vidare — a skepticism expression
  • Turkish: aç tavuk rüyasında darı görür — a skepticism expression
  • Finnish: jatkaa uniaan — to continue dreaming
  • Portuguese: continuar sonhando — to continue dreaming
  • Spanish: seguir soñando — to continue dreaming
  • Spanish: continuar soñando — to continue dreaming
  • Swedish: drömma vidare — to continue dreaming