go up

go up

[for something] to go higher. •

Gasoline prices are still going up.

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Prices keep going up and up, no matter what.

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{v.} 1. To go or move higher; rise. * /Many people came to watch the weather balloon go up./ * /The path goes up the hill./ 2. To be able to become heard; become loud or louder. * /A shout went up from the crowd at the game./ 3. Grow in height while being built; to be built. * /The new church is going up on the corner./ 4. To increase. * /Prices of fruit and vegetables have gone up./