Dream and Wish for

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Dream verb - To form a mental picture of.

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Wish for and dream are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wish for" instead a verb "Dream".

Nearby Words: dreamy, dreaming, dreaminess, dreamed, dreamily

Wish for verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.

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Dream and wish for are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dream" instead a verb "Wish for".

Oh how I wish for soothing rain/All I wish is to dream again/My loving heart lost in the dark/For hope I'd give my everything

Source: Ear Worm / Music MNO
Contrast Be Careful What You Wish For, where the dream is achieved with little or no effort from the character, but then forces them to deal with the bad consequences of realizing it.

Source: Tragic Dream
Be Careful What You Wish For: Shinji wishes to be a god during a dream, thinking it was just a silly dream.

Source: Fanfic / Children of an Elder God

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