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• Verbo frasal usado para indicar aumento de nível, quantidade ou preço, bem como movimento para uma posição mais alta.

A phrasal verb used to indicate an increase in level, amount, or value, or to move to a higher position.

incontável · verbo irregular · intransitivo · phrasal, sem objeto

1. Increase in value or amountformal

   To rise or become higher in price, level, or quantity.

   Aumentar

   • The price of gas has gone up again.
   • Temperatures are expected to go up next week.
   • The number of visitors went up significantly this year.

   Sinônimosadvanceclimbescalategrowincreaserisesoarsurge

   Antônimosdeclinedecreasediminishdipdropfallplummetplungereducesink

2. Move to a higher positionformal

   To ascend or move to a higher location.

   Subir

   • She went up the stairs to her room.
   • The elevator is going up to the top floor.
   • We went up the mountain early in the morning.

   Sinônimosascendclimbmountrise

   Antônimosdescenddropfalllowersink

3. Be built or constructedinformal

   To be erected or built.

   Ser construído

   • New apartment buildings are going up all over the city.
   • The scaffolding went up around the old church.
   • A new school is going up in our neighborhood.

   Sinônimosrisespring up

4. Explode or be destroyed by fireinformal

   To be destroyed by an explosion or fire.

   Explodir

   • The old warehouse went up in flames.
   • The fireworks factory went up with a loud bang.
   • The barn went up in a matter of minutes.

   Sinônimosblow upburnburn downburn upcatch fireexplodeignite

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