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 Colorado fighter’s hopes of putting herself into the conversation for a shot at the UFC flyweight belt went up in smoke quickly in the first round of her rematch against Alexa Grasso on Saturday at Climate Pledge Arena. —Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 31 Mar. 2026

The Nets went up by 20 early in the second quarter and led by as many as 27 before carrying a 68-45 advantage into the halftime break. —Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2026

This tax credit - which can go up to $1,600—helps to ease the burden of rising property taxes. —Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026

The 76ers then went up six, before Herro, 1 of 8 on 3-pointers to that stage, converted two in a row for a 111-107 Heat. —Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 30 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