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

Less than five minutes after going up 1-0, Bosnia-Herzegovina now leads 2-0, putting it in great place to advance to the knockout stage. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 25 June 2026

Following her death, arrests and prosecution of domestic violence cases went up by 80 percent, according to reporting in 1992 by The Orlando Sentinel. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 24 June 2026

As attention and engagement increase, achievement will go up. — Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 24 June 2026

Now two of the prototypes developed by Arup, KNE Studio, and Reddymade have gone up at the corner of Broadway and Chambers Street, offering a glimpse of less cluttered sidewalk protection in sky blue and taxi yellow. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 24 June 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