go up

verb

went up; gone up; going up; goes up

intransitive verb

1

: to be built or erected

a new sign went up

2

chiefly British : to attend a university

3

of an actor : to become confused

see also:

go up in flames go up in smoke

Examples of go up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His team, the Delta team, was tasked with going up to the second floor along with another team. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026

Meyers' thinking is that as the odds go up of a Democratic party win, investors are getting more nervous about parts of the artificial intelligence trade. — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

Then, my price all the way at the bottom at the consumer end would go up, and my cable bill would go up. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2026

But in reality, the Bulls are still battling to keep bigger and better teams off their backs when the ball goes up. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for go up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup