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

Rooms are below and the pools and gardens on the ground floor – though this does make the lifts a little confusing as numbers go up even though floors go down. — Siobhan Grogan, TheWeek, 12 Oct. 2026

After the war with Iran heated up, that cost went up to $230,000 per day. — Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026

The cost of transporting things around the world has gone up significantly, and Expeditors is reaping the rewards. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026

The Brewers look to go up 2-0 and the Dodgers look to even the series. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 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