go up
phrasal verbgo up
- if the price of something, the temperature, etc. goes up, it becomes higher synonym rise
- The price of cigarettes is going up.
- Cigarettes are going up in price.
- to be built
- New office buildings are going up everywhere.
- when the curtain across the stage in a theatre goes up, it is raised or opened
- to be destroyed by fire or an explosion
- The whole building went up in flames.
go up (to…)
- (British English, formal) to arrive at a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge, at the beginning of a term or in order to begin your studies
- She went up (to Oxford) in 2008.
go up (to…) (from…)
- to go from one place to another, especially further north or to a city or large town from a smaller place
- When are you next going up to Scotland?
- We went up to London last weekend.