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

As fuel prices go up, expect the prices for milk, shoes, TVs, and everything else that's trucked around the country to increase, too. —Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026

Has your premium gone up since the start of the year? —Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026

The Lakers tied the game at 91-all with nine minutes to play, but the Pistons responded with a 10-3 run to go up 101-94. —CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026

The cost of taking corn and soybeans to market, whether via truck, barge or rail, also goes up along with oil prices. —The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 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