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 eternity band went up for auction again in 2011 through the now-defunct Profiles In History auction house, per the Los Angeles Times. —Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 13 Apr. 2026

The fee for cleaning up vomit or other messes left behind by passengers would go up from $50 to $100. —Todd Feurer, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026

Crime rates go up when cops are disrespected the way Boston Police Officer Nicholas O’Malley was when Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden charged him with manslaughter for shooting a carjacking suspect. —Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026

Cut it into sections at least 3 inches long, making certain to keep track of which end goes up. —Steve Bender, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 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