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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Our actual political landscape, in which government officials are adding journalists to top-secret group chats or running around in wrong-sized shoes as a form of flattery, has too far superseded anything even the most cutting jokester could ever have dreamed up. Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026 With those loose guidelines in mind, IndieWire took the liberty of dreaming up a few ideas for scenarios the show could drop people into. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026 While much of the world was isolating, Robinson remembers dreaming up ways to bring people together. Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026 In sixth grade, Katie dreamed up threats that made my eyes well up right there in the crowded hall. Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026 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 13 Apr. 2026.

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