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

But what goes up can come down, too Gold's run-up can't last forever, though, and some pros say 2026 may be the year things stall out or even reverse course for the yellow metal. —Matt Richardson, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026

American flag that went up on STS-1 and STS-135 — the first and last space shuttle missions, in 1981 and 2011, respectively — and 2020's Demo-2, the first astronaut mission that SpaceX ever conducted. —Mike Wall, Space.com, 26 Jan. 2026

Exterior signs went up recently announcing PopUp Bagels’ entry into Inwood Village, the shopping center at West Lovers Lane and Inwood Road near the Devonshire and Bluffview neighborhoods in Dallas. —Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026

Heart events such as heart attacks also go up in the days following a winter event as people go out in the cold and try to scrape sidewalks and driveways. —Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 26 Jan. 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