go up
verb
went up; gone up; going up; goes up
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
Examples of go up in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Pre-order links promptly went up on Swift’s official website and socials.
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J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 20 Apr. 2024
Westmoreland told the Journal Sentinel the question is fair and said Johnson's administration had not engaged in enough conversations with council members and the community before the ordinance went up for a vote.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024
With a funding formula based on mileage and passengers, that number could go up to $7 million based on a preliminary analysis by Gibson and a consultant.
—The Courier-Journal, 19 Apr. 2024
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers went up 3.5% year over year in March.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 18 Apr. 2024
Your wages have gone up with it, increasing by six percent from the end of 2019 to the end of 2023, more than double the rate for all women.
—Essence, 17 Apr. 2024
To some, visiting Paris without going up the Eiffel Tower isn’t seeing Paris, while to others, the complete opposite is true.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2024
Over the past 50 years, gasoline prices have gone up and down.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
And those injuries went up at an alarming clip, a 50% increase over the seven years.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 20 Apr. 2024
Westmoreland told the Journal Sentinel the question is fair and said Johnson's administration had not engaged in enough conversations with council members and the community before the ordinance went up for a vote.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024
With a funding formula based on mileage and passengers, that number could go up to $7 million based on a preliminary analysis by Gibson and a consultant.
—The Courier-Journal, 19 Apr. 2024
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers went up 3.5% year over year in March.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 18 Apr. 2024
Your wages have gone up with it, increasing by six percent from the end of 2019 to the end of 2023, more than double the rate for all women.
—Essence, 17 Apr. 2024
To some, visiting Paris without going up the Eiffel Tower isn’t seeing Paris, while to others, the complete opposite is true.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2024
Over the past 50 years, gasoline prices have gone up and down.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
And those injuries went up at an alarming clip, a 50% increase over the seven years.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
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“Go up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20up. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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