go up


Definition: Meaning of, go up in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɡəʊ ʌp /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
go up went up gone up
Present Participle Third Person Singular
going up goes up
[intransitive]
  1. to increase
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  2. to be built
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  3. if something such as a notice or sign goes up somewhere, it is put in a place where people can see it
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  4. to start burning quickly or explode
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  5. to travel towards the north
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  6. British English to travel to a place that is larger or more important than the place that you are leaving
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  7. British English to go to a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge, at the beginning of a term (= period of study) or a course of study
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  8. if a noise goes up from a group of people, they all start to make it
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  9. British English to move to a higher division in a sports league (= a group of teams)
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  10. to be long or tall enough to reach a particular higher point or level
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  11. if lights go up, especially in a theatre or cinema, they are switched on and gradually become brighter
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  12. if the curtain goes up in a theatre, it is raised or opened at the beginning of a performance
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