dream up

verb

dreamed up or dreamt up; dreaming up; dreams up

transitive verb

: to form in the mind : devise, concoct

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Martella reprises his role as Phineas, the ever-optimistic and creative young boy who's always dreaming up his next big summer project. EW.com, 7 June 2025 In the teaser trailer, J.Lo stars as Ingrid Luna, an Old Hollywood actress whose litany of dazzling, song-and-dance roles are dreamt up by a pair of prisoners (played by Diego Luna and Tonatiuh) stuck in a prison cell during the closing days of Argentina’s Dirty War. Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 5 June 2025 Chefs have not been anywhere near as quick to ask the bots’ help in dreaming up fresh ideas, even as visual artists, musicians, writers and other creative types have been busily collaborating with the technology. Pete Wells, New York Times, 2 June 2025 Spread out across nearly 100 acres, the hotel’s lush gardens mimic the maximalist sensibilities of the interior design also dreamt up by Bensley. Liz Provencher, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 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 15 Jun. 2025.

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