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

Tanaka even did score before a late flag went up for offside. — Beren Cross, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Rates don't always go up, though — your rate could also decrease if market rates go down. — Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

Costs went up again due to a major design flaw discovered during construction in 2024. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

Next, another set of no-parking signs went up and came down (except for several that were mistakenly left up), with no work having been done. — Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 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