dream up
To have an imaginative, unusual or foolish idea, to invent something unrealTo have an imaginative, unusual or foolish idea, to invent something unreal.
» My dream went up in smoke.
Mein Traum ging in Rauch auf.
Моя мечта растаяла как дым.
Meaning
1 sensesTo have an imaginative, unusual or foolish idea, to invent something unreal.
erträumen, sich ausmalen, sich ausdenken
вы́думатьvýdumatʹ, выду́мыватьvydúmyvatʹ
- devise or invent
Examples
9 sentencesMy dream went up in smoke.
ruМоя мечта растаяла как дым. — Biga
deMein Traum ging in Rauch auf. — MUIRIEL
Who dreams up these surveys?
Хто вигадує ці опитування? — deniko
How did the company dream up its new ad campaign?
"Effective altruism" is an insane philosophy dreamt up by techbros on amphetamines.
You are the only person who doesn't remember any dream upon waking up.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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Forms
dreams up, dreaming up, dreamed up, dreamed up| Base form | dream up · to dream up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | dreams up |
| Present participle | dreaming up |
| Past simple | dreamed up / dreamt up |
| Past participle | dreamed up / dreamt up |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
4 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb