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

Bankruptcies are still significantly below pre-pandemic levels, but have gone up relative to last year. —Kate Gibson, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024

The tablet will be on exhibition at Sotheby's in New York from Dec. 5 through Dec. 17 and goes up for auction on Dec. 18. —Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024

There were a couple of potential NCAA teams in there, but the competition level goes up a notch this weekend when DU travels to North Dakota, a top-10 club in both national polls. —Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024

Federal figures show that, since 1970, U.S. jail and prison counts rose more than 400%, while the nation’s population went up only 70%. —Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1