Meaning & use
daydream
A pleasant series of thoughts that distracts the mind from the present, especially about something hoped for.
See it in a sentence
He drifted into a daydream about winning the championship instead of listening to the lecture.
Her daydreams of traveling the world kept her motivated during long study sessions.
A note on using this word
Daydream can be a noun for the thought itself or a verb for the act of drifting into such thoughts.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To let one's mind wander into pleasant, distracted thoughts rather than focusing on the present.
She caught herself daydreaming during the entire staff meeting.
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