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

Recent Examples on the Web When his teen daughter faced a crisis, comic book writer Ethan Sacks dreamed up a hero to inspire her. Eileen Finan, Peoplemag, 9 June 2024 Image Assembled for Action The design of the War Rig was dreamed up in tandem with the story and action. Gabe Cohn, New York Times, 31 May 2024 In 1984, inspired by Fantasia Fair, a transgender gathering first held nine years earlier, a group of women innkeepers dreamed up Women’s Weekend (now Women’s Week), in an effort to attract more lesbian visitors and to expand the summer season into October. June Thomas, TIME, 31 May 2024 Valastro is constantly coming up with new bakes, using time during his weekly two-hour massage to dream up new ideas. Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for dream up 

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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 16 Jun. 2024.

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