go up

Verb

Meaning

move towards

move upward

travel up

burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire

increase in value or to a higher point

go upward with gradual or continuous progress

be erected, built, or constructed

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

rise ascend burn up mount increase near approach lift arise climb uprise come up climb up burn down move up

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Antonyms

descend go down fall stop contract decline

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Hypernyms

come move rise travel grow lift

Hyponyms

mount mountaineer escalade surface close bull

Examples

And should you hear any one in the public thoroughfare, or in the midst of the forum, blaspheming God; go up to him and rebuke him; and should it be necessary to inflict blows, spare not to do so. Smite him on the face; strike his mouth; sanctify thy hand with the blow... John Chrysostom

A man is free to go up as high as he can reach up to; but I, with all my style and pep, can't get a man my equal because a girl is always judged by her mother. Anzia Yezierska

Sometimes you have to go up really high to understand how small you are. Felix Baumgartner

The world is a ladder, in which some go up and others go down. Gypsy Proverb

Prayers go up and blessings come down. Yiddish Proverb

In choosing a friend, go up a step. Jewish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

go unnoticed go unpack go unpunished go up against go up and down go up for