"daydream" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdeɪdriːm/ Forms: daydream [singular], daydreams [plural]
enPR: dā'drēmˈ Etymology: day + dream Etymology templates: {{compound|day|dream}} day + dream Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A daydream is a dream you have in the daytime. Sometimes they happen when you are napping, and sometimes they happen when you are awake.
    Sense id: simple-daydream-en-noun-wX5nNkRF

Verb

IPA: /ˈdeɪdriːm/ Forms: daydream [canonical], daydreams [third-person, singular], daydreamed [past], daydreamed [past, participle], daydreaming [present, participle]
enPR: dā'drēmˈ Etymology: day + dream Etymology templates: {{compound|day|dream}} day + dream Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you daydream, you have a daydream.
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