daydreamer
/ˈdeɪdriːmə(r)/noun
उच्चारण डेड्रीमर
ख़याली पुलाव पकाने वाला, दिवास्वप्नदर्शी, स्वप्नजीवी
Core word
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a person who spends a lot of time thinking about pleasant things instead of what they should be doing
ख़याली पुलाव पकाने वाला, दिवास्वप्नदर्शी, स्वप्नजीवी
- As a child he was a daydreamer who stared out of the classroom window.
- The teacher said Radhika was no daydreamer but a hard worker.
- The shy boy was a daydreamer who filled his notebooks with drawings.
+ 2 more examples
- Don't be such a daydreamer; the exam is next week.
- Some great inventors were daydreamers as children.
Synonyms dreamer stargazer fantasist idealist
Opposite realist pragmatist
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a daydreamer (countable noun)
Daydreamer names a person; it is formed from the verb daydream plus -er, and can be written as one word.
'Daydreamer' व्यक्ति का नाम है; यह क्रिया 'daydream' में -er जोड़कर बना है और एक शब्द में लिखा जा सकता है।
- Mohan was a daydreamer, always looking out of the window.
- Daydreamers often have vivid imaginations.
be a bit of / such a daydreamer
Use a bit of or such a before the noun to describe the habit gently or with emphasis.
आदत को हल्के या ज़ोरदार ढंग से बताने के लिए संज्ञा से पहले 'a bit of' या 'such a' आता है।
- Radhika is a bit of a daydreamer.
- He is such a daydreamer that he missed the stop.
daydreamer + about + noun / gerund
To say what someone imagines, link daydream with about or of.
कोई क्या कल्पना करता है, यह बताने के लिए 'daydream' के साथ 'about' या 'of' आता है।
- She daydreams about becoming an astronaut.
- The boy daydreamed of winning the World Cup.
related forms
Daydreamer, the verb daydream and the noun daydream are related; the verb forms are daydreamed or daydreamt.
'Daydreamer', क्रिया 'daydream' और संज्ञा 'daydream' संबंधित रूप हैं; क्रिया के रूप daydreamed या daydreamt हैं।
- He daydreamed through the lecture.
- The class was lost in a pleasant daydream.
+Collocations 4
adjective + daydreamer
incurablehopelessdreamyyoungshy
- My brother is a hopeless daydreamer who forgets his homework.
verb + daydreamer
call someonebebecomescoldtease
- The teacher scolded the daydreamer at the back of the class.
daydreamer + phrases
a bit of a daydreamermore a daydreamer than a doerborn daydreamer
- Rahul is more a daydreamer than a doer.
daydream collocations
lost in a daydreamfall into a daydreamwake from a daydreampleasant daydream
- She was lost in a daydream when the bell rang.
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- The teacher said Radhika was a daydreamer, but a very creative one.
शिक्षक ने कहा कि राधिका ख़यालों में खोई रहती है, पर बहुत रचनात्मक है।
- A daydreamer can still succeed if he works hard to make his dreams real.
ख़यालों में खोने वाला व्यक्ति भी सफल हो सकता है यदि वह अपने सपनों को साकार करने के लिए मेहनत करे।
- As a child, I was a daydreamer who imagined flying over the Himalayas.
बचपन में मैं ऐसा बच्चा था जो हिमालय के ऊपर उड़ने की कल्पना किया करता था।
- Do not be a daydreamer in the exam hall; watch the clock.
परीक्षा-कक्ष में ख़याली पुलाव न पकाएँ; घड़ी पर नज़र रखें।
- The poem is about a daydreamer who sits by the river all afternoon.
यह कविता एक ऐसे व्यक्ति के बारे में है जो पूरी दोपहर नदी किनारे बैठा रहता है और कल्पना में खोया रहता है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He daydreams for becoming a cricketer.
✓ He daydreams about becoming a cricketer.
Daydream takes about or of before what is imagined, not for.
जो कल्पना की जा रही है उससे पहले 'daydream' के साथ 'about' या 'of' आता है, 'for' नहीं।