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reverie

/ˈrevəri/noun

उच्चारण रेवरी

दिवास्वप्न, ख़यालों में खोना

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as synonym

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    [C, U] formal

    a state of thinking about pleasant things, almost as though you are dreaming

    दिवास्वप्न, ख़यालों में खोना

    • She was lost in a reverie about her school days.
    • A sudden knock at the door broke his reverie.
    • Lost in reverie, he forgot to get off at his stop.
    + 2 more examples
    • The teacher's voice jolted Arjun out of his reverie.
    • On quiet evenings she would sink into a pleasant reverie about her village.

    Synonyms daydream trance dream fantasy abstraction

    Opposite attention alertness reality

≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

rev·er·ie

With -ie (not 'revery', though that is American).

अंत में -ie ('revery' नहीं, हालाँकि वह American है)।

?Which word?

Keep apart reverie (daydream) and reverence (deep respect).

Reverie (दिवास्वप्न) और reverence (गहरा सम्मान) को अलग रखिए।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Be lost in a reverie.

Idiom 'be lost in a reverie' का अर्थ है दिवास्वप्न या गहरी सोच में खो जाना।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

One-word substitution, asked often: a state of pleasant dreamy thought while awake is a reverie or daydream; a person who often daydreams a dreamer or wool-gatherer.

अक्सर पूछा जाता है: जागते हुए सुखद सपनों जैसे विचारों की अवस्था reverie या daydream; अक्सर दिवास्वप्न देखने वाला dreamer या wool-gatherer।