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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Museum-worthy wit Test your creative muscles when dreaming up a fireplace design, like this wonder by Job Smeets, founder of Studio Job. Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024 Kawakubo dreamed up its asymmetric bottle, resembling a pebble that has to lie flat. Jennifer Weil, WWD, 19 Nov. 2024 Beck and Woods don’t have to dream up something alien when these kinds of garden-variety predators are all too insidious. Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024 Plenty of brands, including Alex Mill and Gap, are dreaming up beautiful knitwear. Laura Jackson, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dream up 

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

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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 30 Nov. 2024.

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