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

Its interiors, dreamt up by Remi Tessier alongside Ando, are no less eye-catching. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026

Until adulthood, the only Russia Hélène had ever known was the one these Russians had dreamed up in and around the French capital. — Madeleine Wulfahrt, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026

That would generate more attention than anything else her sick little mind could possibly dream up. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2026

The bride’s hairstylist, the legendary Laurent Phillipon, even dreamed up snowflake petals for her hair. — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 28 Oct. 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