dream of

phrase

: to consider possible or fitting
wouldn't dream of disturbing you

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Entertainment and features editor Brittany Levine Beckman attended the press preview where Lucas and his wife Mellody Hobson spoke about the challenges Lucas faced in his quest to realize his dream of building a museum for his collection. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Back then, Vasseur was an engineer in his mid-20s, with dreams of one day working in F1. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 An elderly retiree, who’s just killed her abusive husband, dreams of taking a plane for the first time in her life to fly away to Hawaii. — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026 SpaceX, founded in 2002 by tech mogul Elon Musk, is also working to get its massive Starship rocket operational in order to support its Starlink internet satellite business and achieve Musk's dream of colonizing Mars. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dream of

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1538, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dream of was circa 1538

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“Dream of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dream%20of. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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