go up verb 10forms 4 verb10 •To move upwards. •To rise or increase in price, cost, or value.Bananas have gone up because of a shortage. •To be built or erected.There are new offices going up in town. •To be consumed by fire.The building went up in smoke. Once the fire got out of the basement, the building went up in minutes. •To go bankrupt; to be ruined. •To break down; to stop working. •To be imprisoned.He went up in the spring. •(UK, old-fashioned) To attend university. •To forget lines or blocks during public performance.The producer hopes nobody goes up opening night. •To appeal for a dismissal. formswent up · gone up · going up · goes up