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 the Federal Reserve started hiking its benchmark rate in early 2022 to combat inflation, credit card rates went up in tandem, and at one point even hit a new record-high. —Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 May 2026

Guitars that once belonged to Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine, Anthrax’s Scott Ian, Mötley Crüe’s Mick Mars, and Stevie Ray Vaughan are also going up for auction. —Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2026

And at Idaho’s largest hospital system, the refusal rates have gone up every year since the start of the pandemic, and in some cases have more than doubled. —Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026

Hurry and grab the best deals happening at Amazon this week before prices go up. —Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 6 May 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