GO UP Definition & Meaning

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go up

also preposition to move or lead to or as if to a higher place or level; rise; increase
prices are always going up
the curtain goes up at eight o'clock
new buildings are going up all around us
to be destroyed
the house went up in flames
to go or return (to college or university) at the beginning of a term or academic year

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"They put their lives on the line every time they go up there," said Mr Jones, who decided to fell a tree close his roof after the fire.

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The price for a cup of coffee in the US is going up as tariffs put the squeeze on local café and bakery owners.

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“If I go up and it’s s—, then it’s my own fault,” Lake joked.

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"I have been looking at this chocolate market for quite a few years now – I don't remember a big story like this on costs going up," adds Mr Caines.

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He said demand for steel was "likely to go up, not down, which is why it's very important to do everything we can".

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