to arrange a situation so that someone is blamed for doing something, especially something illegal
to arrange for two people who you know to go out together because you think they might like each other
to begin living in a particular place or with a particular person
to build a structure, or to put it in a particular place
to claim to be something that you are not
to make a piece of equipment ready for use
to make it possible for someone to start a business, organization, or institution
to make something start to happen
to organize or plan something such as an event or system
to prepare someone for something
to provide someone with enough money so that they do not have to work for the rest of their life
to put a tent in an upright position, or to build a shelter somewhere
to put someone in a position of power
to put your possessions or equipment in a particular place so that you can live, work, or spend a lot of time there
to start something such as a business, organization, or institution
After graduation, we decided to set up house together.
After the war, she set up shop in a quiet Yorkshire town.
But she's a full partner and she and Mr Chambers set up the business together.
Description, attitude to his job, laid over the set-up at the hotel in Rome.
Have something hot to set you up for the journey.
He sets himself up as some kind of financial expert.
I knew you would be able to read this does sound like a set-up for further correspondence.
I think we should set Ryan up with my cousin.
I'm sure she needs the money to set up shop, wherever she is.
I’ll set up a meeting for Thursday.
Police have set up a mobile incident unit outside the shop.
Rebels have set up an independent state within the country.
She claims she’s innocent and someone set her up.
She set up camp in the kitchen while they painted the bedroom.
The army set up roadblocks to stop people trying to escape.
The group plans to set up an import business.
The kids are setting up the volleyball net.
The programme will set up a regional library system.
Their negligence set up a chain reaction that resulted in extensive damage.
To her left on an extension of the desk was a computer set-up.
Voss went in, shook hands with the man and told him to set up his equipment.
We set up camp for the night near the river.
We should be set up to deal with it by the end of the month.
While the band is setting up, would you check on the food?
Will you be able to set up my PC?
a plan to set him up as party leader
a privileged kid whose father set him up in business
a trust fund that set her up for life
sets up
setting up
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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