set up Meaning & Definition
What Does Set Up Mean?
Set Up is used as a verb meaning to raise to and place in a high position. It can also mean to place in view.
Quick Facts About Set Up
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˌsɛt ˈʌp/ |
| Syllables | 2 |
Set Up Definition (Verb)
- to raise to and place in a high position
set up a flag/sail
- to place in view : post
set up a lawn sign
- to put forward (something, such as a plan) for acceptance
- to place upright : erect
… a beautiful stretch of white sand with plenty of chairs and umbrellas set up.
- to assemble the parts of and erect in position
set up a tent
- to put (a machine) in readiness or adjustment for an operation
One officer told him he wasn't allowed to set up the sound equipment.
- cause, create
set up a clamor
- to create and prepare for use : bring about
set up accounts online / Mexico's free trade agreements and economic alliances make the country an attractive location for setting up manufacturing operations.
- to place in power or in office
set up the general as dictator
- to cause (someone) to meet a person in order to potentially start a romantic relationship
She was always setting her brother up with her friends. / They were set up on a date through a mutual friend.
- to raise from depression : elate, gratify
- to make proud or vain
- to put forward or extol as a model
- to claim oneself to be
sets himself up as an authority
- found, inaugurate
set up a school
- to make carefully worked out plans for
set up a bank robbery
- to put in a compromising or dangerous position usually by trickery or deceit
- frame
claims she was set up
- to provide with means of making a living
That degree set me up for life.
- to establish (oneself) in a business
She set herself up as a wedding planner.
- to bring or restore to normal health
- to cause (one) to take on a soldierly or athletic appearance especially through drill
- to execute (one or more plays) in preparation for scoring
… set up his 15-yard TD run … with a 28-yard pass …
- to erect (a perpendicular or a figure) on a base in a drawing
- to make taut (a stay or hawser)
- to tighten firmly
- to pay for (drinks)
- to treat (someone) to something
- to prepare for something especially by putting things where they need to be
time to set up for the party
- to begin business
… amateurs could … set up in business for themselves.
- to make pretensions
… has never set up to be a wise man …
- to become firm
… the cake will start to set up in the fridge after about one hour …
Synonyms of Set Up
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Set up synonyms and antonyms →Set Up in a Sentence
We set up the sprinkler.
Set up my CD collection.
Even a minor change can set up new bugs.
I've got to set up that tasty rabbit.
The election was set up!
Used with an implied object obvious from context.
Give me a minute — I'm still setting up.
The band is setting up.
Give the cement 24 hours to set up before walking on it.
The level set up at the south end of the lake after a day of north winds.
Winning the lottery has set them up for life.
A good breakfast really sets you up for the day.
After he left college, his father set him up in the family business.
She set herself up as an interior designer.
They claimed that they weren't selling drugs, but that they'd been set up by the police.
to set up in trade; to set up for oneself
Now that I'm set up, this will take moments!
set up a flag/sail
set up a lawn sign
… a beautiful stretch of white sand with plenty of chairs and umbrellas set up.
set up a tent
One officer told him he wasn't allowed to set up the sound equipment.
set up a clamor
set up accounts online
Mexico's free trade agreements and economic alliances make the country an attractive location for setting up manufacturing operations.
set up the general as dictator
She was always setting her brother up with her friends.
They were set up on a date through a mutual friend.
sets himself up as an authority
set up a school
set up a bank robbery
claims she was set up
That degree set me up for life.
She set herself up as a wedding planner.
… set up his 15-yard TD run … with a 28-yard pass …
time to set up for the party
… amateurs could … set up in business for themselves.
… has never set up to be a wise man …
… the cake will start to set up in the fridge after about one hour …
set up accounts online / Mexico's free trade agreements and economic alliances make the country an attractive location for setting up manufacturing operations.
She was always setting her brother up with her friends. / They were set up on a date through a mutual friend.
Word Forms & Grammar
set up
set·ting up
sets up
setting up
set up (third-person singular simple present sets up, present participle setting up, simple past and past participle set up)
set up (comparative more set up, superlative most set up)
First Known Use
13th centuryt
Pronouncing Set Up
The standard pronunciation of set up is /ˌsɛt ˈʌp/, spoken in 2 syllables, with the main stress on the second syllable (ʌp).