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

In 2021, Ingle went up in arms targeting reform schools where abuse was underreported to legislators. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026

Miller said the job posting will go up in early August, stay open for about a month, and then in September, the city will start screening candidates. — Idaho Statesman, 26 July 2026

When less oil is available for customers to buy, the price goes up and fuel prices do as well. — ABC News, 26 July 2026

Los Angeles City Power Though street homelessness went up in Los Angeles, it was cut nearly in half in Councilwoman Nithya Raman’s district. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 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