This is the 14774th most frequent Korean word.
바라던
"바라던" means "something that was wished for" or "something that was hoped for."
In this sentence, '바라던' is used as an adjective form derived from the verb '바라다', meaning 'to hope for', modifying the noun '꿈' (dream).
그건 내가 오랫동안 바라던 꿈이었어요.
That was the dream I had long hoped for.
Here, '바라던' functions as an adjective describing the noun '선물' (gift), referring to something one has previously desired or wished for.
친구들이 제 생일에 바라던 선물을 주었어요.
My friends gave me the gift I had been wishing for on my birthday.
In this example, '바라던' is part of the phrase '바라던 대로', meaning 'as one had hoped', showing a completed desire connected to the resulting situation.