dream

awful, bad, disturbing, strange

She woke up in the middle of the night after having a disturbing dream about being lost.

prophetic

She woke up startled after having a prophetic dream that predicted her friend's accident.

dream, have

My son had an exciting dream about flying to the moon last night.

awake/wake from, be awoken/woken from

She woke from her dream when her alarm clock started ringing loudly.

haunt

Memories of her childhood home still haunted his dreams every night.

come true

She worked hard for years, and finally her dream of becoming a doctor came true.

haunt sb

The same nightmare has haunted her dreams every night for weeks.

in a/the ~

Last night I was flying over mountains in a dream.

~ about

I had a strange dream about flying over the ocean last night.

as (if) in a dream

He walked through the airport in a daze, moving as if in a dream after the long flight.

sweet dreams

I kissed my daughter goodnight and whispered sweet dreams before leaving her room.

big, great

He has had a great dream of traveling around the world since he was a child.

distant

For years, becoming a professional musician felt like a distant dream, but she finally got her chance.

impossible

Winning the lottery seemed like an impossible dream until she checked her ticket.

romantic

He spent his childhood hoping that his romantic dream of becoming a famous actor would come true.

cherish, have

She has cherished a dream of becoming a doctor since she was a child.

achieve, fulfil, realize

She worked hard for years to achieve her dream of becoming a doctor.

shatter

When his business failed, it shattered the dream he had worked toward for years.

keep alive

Her determination to become a doctor kept her dream alive through years of difficult study.

come true

She worked hard for years before her dream of becoming a doctor finally came true.

turn into a nightmare, turn sour

Her childhood ambition to become a singer turned sour when she realized she had stage fright.

holiday, home, house

She has always wanted to visit Italy, which is her dream holiday destination.

world

She escaped into a dream world where she could be anyone she wanted to be.

~ of

She has always dreamed of becoming a doctor since she was a little girl.

the of sb's dreams

He finally found the job of his dreams after years of searching in the tech industry.

beyond sb's wildest dreams

Winning the lottery was beyond Sarah's wildest dreams when she bought that ticket.

a dream come true

Getting accepted to her favorite university was a dream come true for Maya.

always

He has always dreamed of opening his own restaurant someday.

never

She never dreamed that moving to a new country would change her life so completely.

long

Scientists have long dreamed of finding a cure for cancer.

just, only

She had always wanted to visit Japan, something she could only dream of as a child.

wouldn't

She wouldn't dream of missing her best friend's wedding day.