go up

verb

went up; gone up; going up; goes up

intransitive verb

1
chiefly British : to attend a university
2
of an actor : to become confused
3
: to be built or erected
a new sign went up
Phrases
go up in flames
: burn
go up in smoke
: to be destroyed by or as if by burning

Examples of go up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web By a few songs in, there was an enthusiastic mosh pit going up front. Cat Cardenas, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2024 But rates did go up quickly and quite substantially. Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 11 Mar. 2024 And the savings would go up significantly at greater depths. IEEE Spectrum, 11 Mar. 2024 Michigan property tax bills will go up again significantly in 2024, thanks to inflation More:Regulators want to slash credit card late fees to $8 from $32 average Benzinga is a financial news and data company headquartered in Detroit. Detroit Free Press, 9 Mar. 2024 The Kings extended the lead to 17 on a three-point play by Barnes and went up by 20 on a breakaway dunk by Fox. Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2024 Week-long rentals start at $4,080 and go up to $34,000, according to the company's website. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2024 Russia faces a shortage of important medications such as insulin, and for the first time in many years, the rate of alcoholism has gone up, a testament to the stress brought on by the country’s abnormality. Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 7 Mar. 2024 If the debt was reported to a credit bureau and is erased, then yes, your score should go up, according to RIP Medical Debt. Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of go up was in the 15th century

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“Go up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20up. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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