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Go up

/ɡəʊ ʌp/

A2

Elementary

1. To move upwards or to a higher position.

  • The price of gas tends to go up during the summer months.
  • The elevator will go up to the top floor.

2. To increase in amount, size, or level.

  • The volume will go up if you press that button.
  • The company's profits are expected to go up this quarter.

3. To rise into the air or onto a different level.

  • The balloon went up into the sky, carried by the wind.
  • Smoke went up from the chimney.

4. To be built or erected.

  • A new shopping mall is going up in our neighborhood.
  • The tent went up quickly with everyone's help.

5. To advance to a higher academic or professional position.

  • After completing his degree, he went up to university in the city.
  • He went up the corporate ladder rapidly due to his hard work.

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