if a noise goes up from a group of people, they all start to make it
Example: A cheer went up from the crowd.
if lights go up, especially in a theatre or cinema, they are switched on and gradually become brighter
Example: A new office block is going up on Oxford Street.
if something such as a notice or sign goes up somewhere, it is put in a place where people can see it
Example: From the air, it looked as if the entire city was going up in flames.
if the curtain goes up in a theatre, it is raised or opened at the beginning of a performance
Example: He told me to go up, he'd join me, which he did, hours later, maybe two or three o'clock in the morning.
to be built
Example: Let’s go up to London next week.
to be long or tall enough to reach a particular higher point or level
Example: Max goes up to Scotland to fish every summer.
to go to a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge, at the beginning of a term (=period of study) or a course of study
Example: Obviously if he was going to talk to her, he was going to have to go up and interrupt them.
to increase
Example: Posters for the show are going up all over town.
to move to a higher division in a sports league (=a group of teams)
Example: So we'll just tag along with you and the band when you go up tomorrow.
to start burning quickly or explode
Example: The fire escape only went up to the second floor.
to travel to a place that is larger or more important than the place that you are leaving
Example: The price of oil has gone up by over 50 per cent in less than a year.
to travel towards the north
Example: The whole building went up in just a few minutes.
