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

Block’s shares went up 24% on the news. —semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026

And the stock price is still going up! —Alison Herman, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026

The Tank eventually retreated, and a cheer went up among our supporters. —Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026

Minnesota led 58-50 at halftime and went up 83-69 after Donte DiVincenzo made three 3-pointers. —Anthony Edwards, CBS News, 2 Mar. 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