set up
set
sɛt
set
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/sˈɛt ˈʌp/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "set up"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to establish a fresh entity, such as a company, system, or organization
Transitive: to set up a system or organization
to set up definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The entrepreneur set a new business up in the tech industry.
āωāĻĻā§āϝ⧋āĻ•ā§āϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to place a temporary structure in a specific place
Transitive: to set up a temporary structure
to set up definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The transportation department set up detour signs due to road construction.
āϏāĻĄāĻŧāĻ• āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻ— āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇ āĻĄāĻŋāĻŸā§‹āϰ āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύ.
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āϏ⧇āϟ āφāĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āχāύāĻ¸ā§āϟāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to enable a device or system to function properly by adjusting or installing it
Transitive: to set up a device or system
to set up definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Can you help me with setting up the printer? I'm having trouble with the configuration.
āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āϏ⧇āϟ āφāĻĒ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύ? āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•āύāĻĢāĻŋāĻ—āĻžāϰ⧇āĻļāύ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āφāĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to prepare things in anticipation of a specific purpose or event
Transitive: to set up sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The team set up the equipment for the upcoming concert.
āĻĻāϞāϟāĻŋ āφāϏāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ•āύāϏāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāϰāĻžā§āϜāĻžāĻŽ āϏ⧇āϟ āφāĻĒ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏ⧇āϟ āφāĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻāĻ•āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to assemble elements to form a structure, system, or object
Transitive: to set up a structure or object
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She set up a model airplane using the kit she bought online.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ…āύāϞāĻžāχāύ⧇ āϕ⧇āύāĻž āĻ•āĻŋāϟ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻĄā§‡āϞ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āϏ⧇āϟ āφāĻĒ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻ‚āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to provide someone with an opportunity or means to accomplish something
Transitive: to set up sb with an opportunity or facilities
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She set up her friend with a job interview at her workplace.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϞ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϚāĻžāĻ•āϰāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āωāĻ¤ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to loudly produce an unpleasant noise
Transitive: to set up an unpleasant noise
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
When the machinery began operating, it set up a constant, irritating hum.
āϝāĻ–āύ āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻĒāĻžāϤāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϞ, āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽ, āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ•āϰ āϗ⧁āĻžā§āϜāύ āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĢāĻžāρāĻĻ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻž, āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āϝāĻž āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻž

to wrongly present an innocent person as guilty
Transitive: to set up sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The cunning scheme was designed to set the innocent employee up as the fall guy.
āϚāϤ⧁āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻžāϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§‹āώ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€āϕ⧇ āĻĢāĻžāρāϏāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to plan something dishonestly to achieve a particular outcome
Transitive: to set up a scheme
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The hackers set up a phishing website to trick users into revealing their personal information.
āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰāϰāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ—āϤ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĢāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻ“āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻŦāϏāĻžāχāϟ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāĻœā§āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to prepare a boat by attaching its sails or masts for navigation
Transitive: to set up a boat or sail
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He carefully sets up the sails, ensuring they catch the wind perfectly.
āϏ⧇ āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϞ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇, āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϝ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏāϕ⧇ āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻŋ āϧāϰ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϜāĻŽāĻž, āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

(of a liquid or soft substance) to become firm
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The paint will start to set up within a few minutes of application.
āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϗ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ• āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻĒ⧇āχāĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāĻžāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϝāĻŧāĻ—āĻžāĻŽ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to arrange for two people to meet and possibly start a romantic relationship
Transitive: to set up sb | to set up sb with sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The mutual friends decided to set up Jane and John, hoping they would click.
āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻ¸ā§āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āϰāĻž āĻœā§‡āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϜāύāϕ⧇ āϏāĻžāϜāĻžāϤ⧇ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āφāĻļāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ•ā§āϞāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§‹āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ–āϰāϚ āĻŦāĻšāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to cover the cost of something for someone else as a gesture of generosity or hospitality
Transitive: to set up sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We were pleasantly surprised when our friend set a lavish dinner up for us.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻžāĻ• āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽ āϝāĻ–āύ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻžāϏāĻŦāĻšā§āϞ āϰāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϏāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋, āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to arrange or schedule something, such as a meeting or event
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company will set a training session up for the new employees.
āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āϏ⧇āĻļāύ āϏāĻžāϜāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
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