German word

träumen

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈtʁɔʏ̯mən/

Meaning

  • verbdream

Example

Ich träume oft von Reisen.

I often dream of traveling.

Illustration for träumen (dream)

More examples

Er träumt davon, eines Tages im Ausland zu leben.

He dreams of living abroad one day.

Core concept

A mind creates pictures during sleep and carries those pictures into waking wishes and fantasies.

Common phrases

  • träumen davon

    dream of it

  • träumen von etwas Großem

    dream of something big

Similar words

hoffen: To hope that a desired event will happen in the future.
wünschen: To wish for a particular outcome for oneself or someone else.
fantasieren: To imagine unreal scenes, ideas, or stories.

Definition in German

im Schlaf Vorstellungen haben; außerdem mit von + Dativ etwas ersehnen oder fantasieren

Word origin

German träumen developed from the inherited Germanic noun Traum, with the older verb meaning to have dreams and later extending to desires and fantasies.

Usage tips

  • For a desired object or experience, träumen normally takes von with the dative, as in von Reisen träumen.

Other meanings

  • fantasizeverb
  • yearn forverb

Related words

  • Traumdreamnoun
  • Traumweltdream worldnoun
  • Traumberufdream jobnoun

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