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

But right now, Wednesday’s score has gone up from a 73% in season 1 to an 82% in season 2, indicating that at least for critics, there’s been some measure of improvement. —Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025

The company’s gearing ratio went up to 6.5% as of June 30, 2025, compared to 5.3% as at March 31, 2025. —Natasha Turak,ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2025

The two shows will also go up against fellow nominees the Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar and the Oscars. —Peter White, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025

After a promotion and a new contract beginning in January 2022 that ran through December 2024, her base salary increased to over $364,000 and total yearly compensation went up to more than $862,000. —Chase Jordan august 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 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