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hello,

I know in speaking we often say sentence like this," It's really a dream come true."

But I always have trouble interpreting " a dream come true" grammatically.

Does it mean" a dream (that has) come true"??

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. . . a dream (that has) come true.
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Of course yes

a dream that HAS COME true.
in speaking, we can omit the parts that are not necessary, and every one can understand the meaning although that speci part is omitted


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