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

The prize money goes up depending on how far the teams advance. — Luis Andres Henao, Fortune, 19 July 2026

The Kings staged a 13-0 run and went up by as many as 15 points in the opening period. — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026

The surprise would have been France going up against Messi and Argentina in Jersey on Sunday afternoon. — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026

Ashley went up on the nomination block after Mallory Aurichio won the Veto, and then her fate was sealed after Yash Patel won the BB Block Buster competition on Thursday’s live eviction episode. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 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