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dreams up

dreams up is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 dreams up

What is dreams up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Dreams up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dream up.

Words near dreams up in the dictionary

  1. dreamroom
  2. dreamrooms
  3. dreams
  4. dreams come true
  5. dreams on
  6. dreams up
  7. dreamscape
  8. dreamscapes
  9. dreamself
  10. dreamselves
  11. dreamsful

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