dream up

verb

dreamed up or dreamt up; dreaming up; dreams up

transitive verb

: to form in the mind : devise, concoct

Examples of dream up in a Sentence

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Showing up to your laptop having to dream up every LinkedIn post from scratch is not the plan. Jodie Cook, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025 On par with the theater company’s mission to create bold interpretations of plays, Meltzer and his team dreamed up the idea of using puppets to help move the story along. Carolina Del Busto, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025 Stay Here: Grove of Narberth is the countryside escape one might imagine when dreaming up the ideal pastoral accommodation in Wales. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025 Moulin, with its rotating tasting menus dreamed up by Chef Gavi, was perhaps the standout dining destination for me. Jason Chau, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dream up

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dream up was in 1837

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“Dream up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dream%20up. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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