“Dreaming about” or “dreaming about”: stop making the mistake!

If there is a verb leaving more than pensive the one who employs it, "to dream" arrives very certainly at the head of those whose use raises questions.

Of uncertain origin, the Old French "resver" is attested as early as the 12th century, according to the

.

Its meaning is then quite different from the one we know today.

“Resver”, synonymous with “wandering”, then designates an individual delirious because of an illness.

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It was only at the end of the 17th century, indicates the

, that "dreaming" qualified the action consisting in perceiving, during the so-called paradoxical phase of sleep, images, representations that result from brain activity.

,” wrote Flaubert in his correspondence in 1846. Similarly, “dreaming” also consists of longing for something. .

This is how one

, or that one

.

"From", "to", what preposition?

Dreaming “of” or dreaming “to”.

What is the difference between the use of each preposition?

Whether the verb refers to dream, to a desire, or to the action of letting one's thoughts wander, without paying attention to the things present, that is to say abandoning oneself to daydreaming, note that the use of the preposition "of" is always correct.

Also, can we address someone by saying:

Or again:

On the other hand, the preposition “to” only comes into play when “to dream” designates the action consisting in letting one's imagination run wild, or in wishing that something happens, or quite simply in thinking.

Example:

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... In 1832, Alfred de Musset published

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But what to do when doubt persists?

Don't worry, it's possible to avoid the preposition by using "that".

Then it is appropriate to say:

or

.