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

Passengers are held in place by a lap bar, and then the ride goes up the first stretch of track fully vertically, with riders lying on their backs. —Gillian Telling, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025

Richardson wrote that the Maryland law allowed tech companies to collect from customers, but not to indicate why or how their bills had gone up. —Bryan P. Sears, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2025

While product prices go up, packaging is getting hit hard, especially for F&B companies using aluminum. —Louis Biscotti, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025

The fastest plan in our Cleveland internet guide is offered by AT&T, with its fiber plan that goes up to 5,000 Mbps The cheapest starting plan is offered by Breezeline at $19.99 per month for download/upload speeds of 100/10 Mbps. —Kara McGinley, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for go up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup