Dreamt vs. Dreamed: What is the Difference?
Answer – Both dreamt and dreamed are past forms of the verb “dream.” While dreamt is used more widely in Britain, dreamed is the preferred past tense form in the United States and other countries.
Explanation:
Both versions have been in use extensively since as far back as the 14th century. Dreamed follows the regular convention of adding –ed to result in the past tense or past participle forms of a verb; it is sometimes also called the weak past form. Dreamt, on the other hand, is the irregular version that is occasionally referred to as the strong past form. The general trend is that the strong past forms of verbs tend to lose popularity over time, causing the weak forms to take precedence.
That said, dreamt and dreamed both continue to be in use today; dreamed is, however, the more popular past tense variant.
Here are a few examples of sentences illustrating the usage of both:
“Austrians enjoy a standard of living people in prewar Germany only dreamt of.” – The Guardian
“I never ever dreamt in a billion years I’d be ever part of anything like that.” – BBC News
“You’ll learn that humanitarians aren’t as nice as you dreamed.” – The Atlantic
“Since then, scientists have dreamed of the day when analyzing DNA would become part of people’s medical routine.” – Bloomberg
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