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dreamed up

dreamed up is the simple past and past participle of dream up.

Meaning of dream up

Verb

dream up (third-person singular simple present dreams up, present participle dreaming up, simple past and past participle dreamed up or dreamt up)

  1. To have an imaginative, unusual or foolish idea, to invent something unreal.
    • It's as if he were giving a performance of some character he's dreamed up, and his pale eyes wander in search of effect even in his apparently wildest moments.1996, Steven H. Gale, Encyclopedia of British Humorists, →ISBN

Questions about dreamed up

What is dreamed up the simple past and past participle of?
Dreamed up is the simple past and past participle of dream up.

Words near dreamed up in the dictionary

  1. dreamchildren
  2. dreamcore
  3. dreame
  4. dreamed
  5. dreamed on
  6. dreamed up
  7. dreamedst
  8. dreamee
  9. dreamees
  10. dreamer
  11. dreameries

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