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

The Grizzlies went up by as many as 26 points in the third quarter and carried a 79-57 lead into the fourth. —Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 13 July 2024

Postage increases used to be pegged to inflation, usually going up at most once a year. —Chris Isidore, CNN, 13 July 2024

While the number of deals had gone up, the value of those deals had significantly dropped, declining 15% from the same period last year. —Kimberly Chin, Axios, 12 July 2024

Hutchinson went up on a small plane with instructor Scott George, who was later reported to be one of the three people who were killed in the crash. —David Chiu, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1