Translation
to dream, to daydream
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Word origin
The origin is genuinely disputed. The word appears in Old French as resver, meaning 'to wander' or 'to rave', and only later settles on sleeping dreams.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- resver
Other proposed origins
- Most dictionaries trace it to an unattested Vulgar Latin form built on vagus ('wandering'), roughly exvagare ('to stray out'). (exvagare)
- Others derive it from a Gallo-Romance root esver ('to be beside oneself'), from Latin ex ('out of') and a form related to aevum. (esver)
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | rêve | rêvais | rêvai | rêverai | rêverais |
| tu | rêves | rêvais | rêvas | rêveras | rêverais |
| il/elle | rêve | rêvait | rêva | rêvera | rêverait |
| nous | rêvons | rêvions | rêvâmes | rêverons | rêverions |
| vous | rêvez | rêviez | rêvâtes | rêverez | rêveriez |
| ils/elles | rêvent | rêvaient | rêvèrent | rêveront | rêveraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | rêve | rêvasse |
| tu | rêves | rêvasses |
| il/elle | rêve | rêvât |
| nous | rêvions | rêvassions |
| vous | rêviez | rêvassiez |
| ils/elles | rêvent | rêvassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | rêve |
| nous | rêvons |
| vous | rêvez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- rêvant
- Past participle
- rêvé · rêvée · rêvés · rêvées
Examples
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I dream of a long trip to Asia.
.
She dreamt about her grandmother last night.
- .
Stop daydreaming and get down to work.
!
One can always dream!
.
He dreamt of becoming a pilot when he was little.
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