Dream vs. Aspiration — What's the Difference?

A dream is a succession of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that usually occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep. The content and function of dreams are not fully understood, although they have been a topic of scientific, philosophical and religious interest throughout recorded history.

Expulsion of breath in speech.

A series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep

The pronunciation of a consonant with an aspirate.

A cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal

A speech sound produced with an aspirate.

Experience dreams during sleep

The act of breathing in; inhalation.

Indulge in daydreams or fantasies about something greatly desired

The act of drawing something, as liquid or a foreign object, into the respiratory tract when taking a breath.

Contemplate the possibility of doing something or that something might be the case

(Medicine) The process of removing fluids or gases from the body with a suction device.

A series of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations occurring involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep.

A strong desire for high achievement.

A daydream; a reverie.

An object of such desire; an ambition.

A state of abstraction; a trance

The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of).

A condition or achievement that is longed for; an aspiration

The action of aspirating.

A wild fancy or unrealistic hope

(phonetics) A burst of air that follows the release of some consonants.

(Informal) One that is exceptionally gratifying, excellent, or beautiful

The act of aspirating; the pronunciation of a letter with a full or strong emission of breath; an aspirated sound.

To experience a dream in sleep

The act of breathing; a breath; an inspiration.

To daydream

The act of aspiring of a ardently desiring; strong wish; high desire.

To have a deep aspiration or hope

A will to succeed

To regard something as feasible or practical

A cherished desire;

To experience a dream of while asleep

A manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath

To conceive as possible; imagine

The act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing

To have as an aspiration or hope

To pass (time) idly or in reverie.

Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping.

(figurative) A hope or wish.

A visionary scheme; a wild conceit; an idle fancy.

(intransitive) To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping.

(intransitive) To hope, to wish.

(intransitive) To daydream.

(transitive) To envision as an imaginary experience (usually when asleep).

(intransitive) To consider the possibility (of).

Ideal; perfect.

The thoughts, or series of thoughts, or imaginary transactions, which occupy the mind during sleep; a sleeping vision.

A visionary scheme; a wild conceit; an idle fancy; a vagary; a revery; - in this sense, applied to an imaginary or anticipated state of happiness; as, a dream of bliss; the dream of his youth.

To have ideas or images in the mind while in the state of sleep; to experience sleeping visions; - often with of; as, to dream of a battle, or of an absent friend.

To let the mind run on in idle revery or vagary; to anticipate vaguely as a coming and happy reality; to have a visionary notion or idea; to imagine.

To have a dream of; to see, or have a vision of, in sleep, or in idle fancy; - often followed by an objective clause.

A series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep;

A cherished desire;

Imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake;

A fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe);

A state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality;

Someone of something wonderful;

Have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy

Experience while sleeping;