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

While Cox Automotive expects price hikes of between 15%-20% on vehicles that are caught in the tariffs' crosshairs, those that are exempt could still go up by about 5%, Keating noted. —Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2025

The defendants face charges that carry a minimum of five years in prison, but could go up to 20 years. —Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025

Costs to make a vehicle assembled in Canada or Mexico could go up $6,000 or more, experts told USA TODAY, while higher costs for parts could increase production costs for U.S.-made vehicles by roughly $3,000. —Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025

People were throwing their bodies on the line, the level was always going up, and everyone was trying to impress the manager. —Simon Johnson, New York Times, 27 Mar. 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