ˌgo ˈup

phrasal verb

1) to increase

The price of oil has gone up by over 50 per cent in less than a year.[/ex]

2) to be built

A new office block is going up on Oxford Street.[/ex]

3) if something such as a notice or sign goes up somewhere, it is put in a place where people can see it

Posters for the show are going up all over town.[/ex]

4) to explode, or to start burning quickly

The whole building went up in just a few minutes.[/ex]

From the air, it looked as if the entire city was going up in flames.[/ex]