dream come true

noun

Something which has long been desired or hoped for and which has finally happened.

Meanings

noundream come true (plural dreams come true)

plural dreams come true

  1. idiomaticSomething which has long been desired or hoped for and which has finally happened.

    You look so special / There's no one else like you / Your style, your smile, your personality / Like a dream come true

    1980, Skyy, “Here's To You”, in Skyyport

Translations

Dutch droom die uitkomt
  • droom die uitkomtdesire that has finally happened
Finnish toteutunut unelma, unelmien täyttymys
  • toteutunut unelmadesire that has finally happened
  • unelmien täyttymysdesire that has finally happened
French rêve qui se réalise, rêve devenu réalité
  • rêve qui se réalisedesire that has finally happened
  • rêve devenu réalitédesire that has finally happened
German wahr gewordener Traum
  • wahr gewordener Traumdesire that has finally happened
Hungarian valóra vált álom
  • valóra vált álomdesire that has finally happened
Italian sogno che si realizza
  • sogno che si realizzadesire that has finally happened
Japanese 夢が叶う
  • 夢が叶う (yume ga kanau)desire that has finally happened
Korean 꿈은 이루어진다
  • 꿈은 이루어진다 (kkumeun irueojinda)desire that has finally happened
Polish spełnione marzenie, spełnienie marzeń
  • spełnione marzeniedesire that has finally happened
  • spełnienie marzeńdesire that has finally happened
Russian сбы́вшаяся мечта́
  • сбы́вшаяся мечта́ (sbývšajasja mečtá)desire that has finally happened
Spanish sueño hecho realidad
  • sueño hecho realidaddesire that has finally happened
Cite this entry
APA

dream come true. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dream%20come%20true

MLA

“dream come true.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dream%20come%20true. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dream come true,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dream%20come%20true.

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