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- US Pronunciation
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- [goh uhp]
- /goʊ ʌp/
- /ɡəʊ ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [goh uhp]
- /goʊ ʌp/
Definitions of go up words
- verb without object go up to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus. 1
- verb without object go up to leave a place; depart: People were coming and going all the time. 1
- verb without object go up to keep or be in motion; function or perform as required: Can't you go any faster in your work? 1
- verb without object go up to become as specified: to go mad. 1
- verb without object go up to continue in a certain state or condition; be habitually: to go barefoot. 1
- verb without object go up to act as specified: Go warily if he wants to discuss terms. 1
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Origin of go up
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English gon, Old English gān; cognate with Old High German gēn, German gehen
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Go up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
go up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
go up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for go up
verb go up
- scale — a succession or progression of steps or degrees; graduated series: the scale of taxation; the social scale.
- top — Technical/Office Protocol
- rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
- ascend — If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
- clamber — If you clamber somewhere, you climb there with difficulty, usually using your hands as well as your feet.
Antonyms for go up
verb go up
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- slump — to drop or fall heavily; collapse: Suddenly she slumped to the floor.
- dismount — to get off or alight from a horse, bicycle, etc.
- go down — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- retreat — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.