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

The charcoal floor tiling and island in the corner kitchen feel like something Rick Owens would have dreamed up, as are the primary bathroom’s concrete floors and shower stall. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 7 Sep. 2026

The idea for the event was dreamed up by Aspen Conexión, a division of the Aspen Institute focused on the Latinx community. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Owners are dreaming up concepts to give today’s influencers the experience of feeling like kids in candy stores. — Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2026

The joyful sipper was dreamed up by bartender Bradleigh Mobley of Bayonet restaurant in Birmingham, Alabama. — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dream up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup