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

Many people live on very high floors and have no elevator, sometimes going up and down the stairs three times a day. —Sophia Panych, Allure, 24 Feb. 2026

As the Clippers missed four consecutive shots, Orlando went up 111-107 on a fast-break dunk from Banchero with 40 seconds left. —Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026

On January 1, your Eversource bill went up — again. —Josh Elliott, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2026

While the streets are quieter near her condo, her friends in Puerto Vallarta watched as cars went up in flames. —Ashley Grams, CBS News, 23 Feb. 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