go up

phrasal verb [intransitive]
Word forms "go up":
present tense I/you/we/they go up he/she/it goes up present participle going up past tense went up past participle gone up

1) to increase

We'd like to see the baby's weight going steadily up.

The price of oil has gone up by over 50 per cent in less than a year.

2) to be built

A new office block is going up on Oxford Street.

3) if something such as a notice or sign goes up somewhere, it is put in a place where people can see it

Posters for the show are going up all over town.

4) to start burning quickly or explode

The whole building went up in just a few minutes.

go up in flames:

From the air, it looked as if the entire city was going up in flames.

5)

a) to travel towards the north

Max goes up to Scotland to fish every summer.

b) British to travel to a place that is larger or more important than the place that you are leaving

Let's go up to London next week.

6) British to go to a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge, at the beginning of a term (= period of study) or a course of study

7) if a noise goes up from a group of people, they all start to make it

go up from:

A cheer went up from the crowd.

8) British to move to a higher division in a sports league (= a group of teams)

9) to be long or tall enough to reach a particular higher point or level

go up to:

The fire escape only went up to the second floor.

10) if lights go up, especially in a theatre or cinema, they are switched on and gradually become brighter

11) if the curtain goes up in a theatre, it is raised or opened at the beginning of a performance