reve

Reve is a term that can refer to several distinct concepts depending on language and context. In French, the word rêve (with a circumflex) means a dream, either a dream experienced during sleep or a daydream or aspiration. The plural form is rêves, and the related verb is rêver, meaning to dream. When diacritics are omitted, as often happens in English texts or in some data systems, rêve may appear as "reve" even though the standard spelling in French includes the circumflex.

Beyond French vocabulary, Reve may function as a proper noun. It can be a surname and, less commonly, a place name or fictional character name in various regions and works. In those uses, capitalization signals its status as a name rather than a common noun.

Because "reve" can appear in several unrelated contexts, its meaning is usually inferred from surrounding information. If a text references Reve as a concept in French literature or philosophy, it is typically a discussion of dreams or dreaming. If it appears as a person’s name or a geographic reference, it refers to the individual or location in question.

In summary, Reve most centrally denotes dream in French when accented as rêve, while in other contexts it may be encountered as a surname or proper noun.