No. 8,179 in Dutch
gedroomde
"Gedroomde" means "dreamed" or "dreamt" in English, often referring to something ideal or desired.
In a sentence
Het was een gedroomde overwinning voor het team.
It was a dreamlike victory for the team.
In this sentence, 'gedroomde' acts as an adjective describing the ideal, aspirational nature of the victory.
Hij zag in de gedroomde stad waar hij wilde wonen.
He saw in the dreamed-of city where he wanted to live.
Here, 'gedroomde' modifies 'stad,' implying a conceptualized or imagined place as per one's dreams.
Ze bereikte uiteindelijk haar lang gedroomde doel.
She finally achieved her long-dreamed-of goal.
'gedroomde' here emphasizes the goal as being desired and envisioned over an extended period.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “gedroomde” in actual Dutch podcasts.
Find “gedroomde” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Dutch podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Nederlands, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Dutch books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).