go up

verb

went up; gone up; going up; goes up

intransitive verb

chiefly British : to attend a university

of an actor : to become confused

: to be built or erected

a new sign went up

Phrases

go up in flames

: burn

go up in smoke

: to be destroyed by or as if by burning

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Then the probability went up to 2.6 percent and it was most recently updated to 3.1 percent, according to NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies. —

Matt Robison, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025 Arrests of criminal aliens in local jails have gone up 59%. —

Greg Wehner, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025 Tickets go up for the Blue Note Jazz Festival on March 4. —

Chris Willman, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025 Forest’s workforce has gone up from 958 to 1,273 since promotion back to the Premier League in summer 2022. —

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