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To start a business, organization, institution or a scheme
“His parents moved to set up a business in the eastern boroughs of London, where he was born.”
To prepare something for use
“You need to set up your new mobile device before you can use it.”
To assemble or put together something before it can be used
“You can even set up a border for your office, making it easier for guests to stay in the room when they visit.”
To organize in a particular way
“You need to set up your kitchen in a manner that is conducive to high-end cooking.”
To be cunningly tricked into doing something, usually in an incriminating way
“You've got the wrong idea, I was set up!”
To prearrange the outcome of an event, typically for one's own benefit
“It was always your intention to set up the high profile bout, so don't come in here scraping the barrel for self-pity.”
(with a personal objective pronoun) To establish someone or something in a certain position
“Her mum had traveled a great geographical distance to give her moral support and help set up her new business.”
To give support, usually financially or otherwise
“This new lucrative contract will be sure to set up his future after his playing days are over.”
To have set up on a long-term basis
To bring about or cause something to happen
To furnish with, or cause to be present
Put into operation
To act in preparation for something
Arrange in a particular position
To accuse or blame
Put on a public performance
To have acted in preparation for something
To provide the means to do something
To have an intention to do something
Blow the whistle on
To mend or repair
To put securely in place or in the desired position
To arrive at an answer through logic
To catch something in a trap or snare
Ridicule
To keep alive or provide sustenance for
To have furnished with, or caused to be present
(of a state or process) To encourage the development of, or increased activity in, something
To fix, correct, revise or improve (a text or document)
Cause to become twisted together with or caught in
To tell a joke or talk in a playful manner
To gather or summon for a formal meeting
Catch, snare; trick
(treat to) To pay the bill for someone else
To recover or improve, especially from an injury or illness
To set up camp, typically in the outdoors
Ready for use
“Your device is now set up!”
Equipped
Having a basis
Arranged beforehand
Prepared for the coming of an event
Extremely happy and excited
Decided in advance
Carried out using a planned, ordered procedure
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