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go-up

Verbs

• (v) move upward
  • The fog lifted
  • The smoke arose from the forest fire
  • The mist uprose from the meadows
  rise, move up, lift, arise, come up, uprise,
• (v) increase in value or to a higher point
  • prices climbed steeply
  • the value of our house rose sharply last year
  rise, climb,
• (v) move towards
  • We were approaching our destination
  • They are drawing near
  • The enemy army came nearer and nearer
  approach, draw near, near, come near, come on, draw close,
• (v) be erected, built, or constructed
  • New buildings are going up everywhere
• (v) go upward with gradual or continuous progress
  • Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?
  climb, climb up, mount,
• (v) burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire
  • The hut burned down
  • The mountain of paper went up in flames
  burn down, burn up,
• (v) travel up, "We ascended the mountain"
  • go up a ladder
  • The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope
  ascend,

Synonyms

rise move up lift arise come up uprise climb approach draw near near come near come on draw close climb up mount burn down burn up ascend

Antonyms

come down descend go down fall

See also

rise up surface come up rise bestride climb on hop on jump on mount up get on mount climb down alight

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