phrasal verb · neutral
go up
UK/ɡəʊ ʌp/US/ɡoʊ ʌp/go·UP
task1speaking
increase in price, level or amount
Examples
“Rent prices have gone up a lot recently.”
“The number of students going to university has gone up.”
“Ticket prices went up after the refurbishment.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although fuel costs have gone up recently, the overall consumer price index remained stable.”
Collocations
- prices go up
- go up sharply/slightly
- go up by (percentage/amount)
Word family
goes up verb (3rd singular)went up verb (past)gone up verb (past participle)going up verb (gerund)
Common mistakes
use 'increase' always instead of 'go up' in speaking→use 'go up' in casual/spoken contexts for changes; 'increase' fits more formal/written contexts
say 'prices go up on 10%'→say 'prices went up by 10%'
Say it for a higher band
5rise→6increase→7+go up
Synonyms
rise
increase
Easily confused
go down
“After the policy change, unemployment rates went down.”
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