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

Next year's minimum salary goes up to $780,000 so if LaMahieu catches on with a team in 2026, the Yankees would be required to pay him $14.22 million to play for somebody else. —Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025

Of the California voters surveyed, 90% reported their cost of living has gone up. —Jamie Parsons, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2025

In general, inventory goes up when new homes are built, and Austin has seen a lot of new construction since the pandemic. —Maryam Ahmed, Austin American Statesman, 11 July 2025

And even though Vietnam, a top supplier of electronics, appears to have agreed to a trade deal framework with the US based on what Trump announced, tariffs on goods from there would go up to a minimum of 20% from the current 10% if the deal is finalized. —Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 11 July 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