English pronunciation · Words Starting with D
Dream Pronunciation
Dream is pronounced DREEM, IPA /ˈdrim/.
DREEM
US /ˈdrim/ · UK /ˈdriːm/
Syllables: DREEM (1 syllable)
noun and verb: A series of images experienced during sleep, or a hope you hold for the future.
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Dream in a Sentence
- I had the same dream three nights running.
- Her dream was always to run a bakery.
- He dreams about the old house whenever he is ill.
Common Mispronunciations of Dream
Not DRIM
Hold the vowel out until the word rhymes with team. Clipping it short leaves nothing recognisable.
Not JREEM
Keep the d and the r as two separate sounds. Plenty of native speakers do blend them towards a j, but the careful form starts on a clear d.
Tip: The past tense splits the vowel: dreamed keeps the long ee, dreamt shortens it to the e of bed.
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