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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 act in preparation for something
To put on a public performance
To have acted in preparation for something
To conspire to incriminate falsely a presumably innocent person
To provide the means to do something
To have an intention to do something
To arrange or place something in a certain spot or position
Blow the whistle on
To mend or repair
To catch something in a trap or snare
(dated) To cause to appear foolish or absurd
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)
To tell a joke or talk in a playful manner
To gather or summon for a formal meeting
To cheat, deceive or defraud someone for personal gain
(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
To execute or carry out
Ready for use
“Your device is now set up!”
Having a basis
Arranged beforehand
Working or ready to work
Equipped or furnished (for comfort or utility)
Decided in advance
Extremely happy and excited
Carried out using a planned, ordered procedure
Any scheme or set of rules used to classify, explain, or calculate
One's position in relation to their circumstances
A crafty, and typically underhanded, means to achieve one's aims
The point at which something is established
Date with an unknown person
An organized group of people with a particular purpose
A thing arranged or set out in a particular way
A military or industrial establishment
A situation in which one lies in wait to make a surprise attack or capture
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