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

When diesel costs go up, the result is inflation in the cost of goods across the global economy. — Greg Pollock, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

This is pure comfort, but keeping slippers on the first, second, and third floor means never having to go up or down possibly three flights of stairs to locate them. — Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 26 Sep. 2026

San Diego went up 2-0 on an own goal by Austin's Mikkel Desler in the 58th minute. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

In our experience, the baseline expectation for what a human contribution looks like goes up when the mechanical parts are handled. — Ali Alkhafaji, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 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