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dreamt

dreamt
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dremt]
    • /drɛmt/
    • /dremt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dremt]
    • /drɛmt/

Definitions of dreamt word

  • verb dreamt a simple past tense and past participle of dream. 1
  • noun dreamt a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep. 1
  • noun dreamt the sleeping state in which this occurs. 1
  • noun dreamt an object seen in a dream. 1
  • noun dreamt an involuntary vision occurring to a person when awake. 1
  • noun dreamt a vision voluntarily indulged in while awake; daydream; reverie. 1

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Origin of dreamt

First appearance:

before 1200
One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English dreem, Old English drēam joy, mirth, gladness, cognate with Old Saxon drōm mirth, dream, Old Norse draumr, Old High German troum dream; modern sense first recorded in ME but presumably also current in Old English, as in Old Saxon

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Parts of speech for Dreamt

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dreamt popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

dreamt usage trend in Literature

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