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Definition go up in British English

go up phrasal verb

[intransitive] phrasal verb
1

to increase

Example

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

Example

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

Synonyms and related words
increase go up add to
2

to be built

Example

A new office block is going up on Oxford Street.

Synonyms and related words
build erect put together
3

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

Example

Posters for the show are going up all over town.

Synonyms and related words
appear resurface emerge
Example

The whole building went up in just a few minutes.

Example

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

Synonyms and related words
burn light blaze
5

to travel towards the north

Example

Max goes up to Scotland to fish every summer.

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go ride commute
5.1

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

Example

Let's go up to London next week.

Synonyms and related words
go ride commute
6

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

Synonyms and related words
absence absenteeism attend
7

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

Example

A cheer went up from the crowd.

Synonyms and related words
amplify reverberate fade
8

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

Synonyms and related words
win clinch triumph
9

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

Example

The fire escape only went up to the second floor.

Synonyms and related words
abbreviated as long as your arm attenuated
10

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

Synonyms and related words
operate come on function
11

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

Synonyms and related words
acting amateur dramatics dark
Definition go up in British English