English verb: go up | |||
1. | go up (motion) move upward | ||
Samples | The fog lifted. The smoke arose from the forest fire. The mist uprose from the meadows. | ||
Synonyms | arise, come up, lift, move up, rise, uprise | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ascend, bubble, chandelle, climb, climb up, come up, go up, go up, mount, rise, rocket, scend, skyrocket, soar, soar up, soar upwards, steam, surge, surge, uplift, uprise, zoom | ||
Antonyms | come down, descend, go down, fall | ||
2. | go up (change) increase in value or to a higher point | ||
Samples | Prices climbed steeply. The value of our house rose sharply last year. | ||
Examples | The stock market is going to go up | ||
Synonyms | climb, rise | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | grow | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bull, soar | ||
3. | go up (motion) move towards | ||
Samples | We were approaching our destination. They are drawing near. The enemy army came nearer and nearer. | ||
Synonyms | approach, come near, come on, draw close, draw near, near | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | come, come up | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bear down on, bear down upon, close, crowd, drive up, edge in, edge up, push | ||
Entail | advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress | ||
Verb group | approach, come near | ||
4. | go up (motion) be erected, built, or constructed | ||
Samples | New buildings are going up everywhere. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise | ||
5. | go up (motion) go upward with gradual or continuous progress | ||
Samples | Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?. | ||
Synonyms | climb, climb up, mount | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | escalade, mountaineer, ramp, ride, scale | ||
6. | go up (change) burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire | ||
Samples | The hut burned down. The mountain of paper went up in flames. | ||
Synonyms | burn down, burn up | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | burn, combust | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | incinerate | ||
7. | go up (motion) travel up, | ||
Samples | We ascended the mountain. Go up a ladder. The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope. | ||
Examples | The airplane is sure to go up | ||
Synonyms | ascend | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | come up, rise, rise up, surface, uprise | ||
Antonyms | come down, descend, go down, fall | ||