go up

verb

went up; gone up; going up; goes up

intransitive verb

1

chiefly British : to attend a university

2

of an actor : to become confused

3

: to be built or erected

a new sign went up

Phrases

go up in flames

: burn

go up in smoke

: to be destroyed by or as if by burning

Examples of go up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

First, the escalator going up to the main speaking floor came to a screeching halt. —James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025

Size ranges from 1,200 to 3,500 square feet and prices will start in the mid-$400,000s and go up to the $800,000s. —Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025

Retail prices will start at $60 and go up to $700, with most items selling for less than $300. —Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025

Especially in coastal Florida, insurance rates have gone up considerably, said Daryl Fairweather, chief economist at Redfin. —Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for go up

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