C1nounpsychologyemotions
US/ˈdeɪ.driːm/
UK/ˈdeɪ.driːm/
pleasant thoughts about something you would like to happen, usually when you should be paying attention
In context
He spent the whole lesson lost in a daydream about the summer vacation.
A sudden question from the teacher interrupted her daydream.
Her dream of owning a bakery began as a harmless daydream on the bus.
Words that go with daydream
adjective + preposition
- lost in a daydreamHe sat at the window, lost in a daydream.
adjective + noun
- a pleasant daydreamThe trip abroad was only a pleasant daydream so far.
- a childhood daydreamBecoming a pilot was a childhood daydream of his.
verb + preposition
- woke from a daydreamThe loud bell woke him from his daydream.
verb + noun
- interrupt a daydreamThe phone interrupted her daydream.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
I had a daydream last night.Correct: I had a dream last night.