Meaning of go up In English

• 0 to move higher, rise, or increase:

  • The average cost of a new house has gone up by five percent to £276,500.

• 1 to suddenly explode:

  • There's a gas leak and the whole building could go up at any moment.

• 2 If a sign goes up, it is fixed into position:

  • The new "No Parking" signs went up yesterday.

• 3 If a building goes up, it is built:

  • A new factory is going up at the site of the old airport.

• 4 If you go up to a college or university, especially Oxford University or Cambridge University, you begin studying there, or continue studying after a holiday.

• 5 to be destroyed in a fire or explosion:

  • The wind was so strong, the house went up in flames almost immediately.

• 6 to increase:

  • Property taxes have gone up by ten percent.