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set up

say it: set·UP

to establish or arrange

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1. (verb) to prepare or arrange something so it is ready to use

2. (verb) to establish or start a business, organization, or system

3. (verb) to create a situation where someone is forced into a bad or difficult position, usually unfairly

4. (noun) the way something is arranged or organized

Examples

• 1. I need to set up my new laptop before I can use it.
• 2. They set up a small company together last year.
• 3. He felt like his friend had set him up to take the blame.

Nearby in Phrasal Verbs

rule out, run into, run out of, sort out, stand for, stand out