Phrasal verb
set up
Meanings
To arrange or plan something (like a meeting, event, or appointment).
To assemble, install, or prepare equipment or a place so it is ready to use.
To create or establish something new (such as a business, organization, or system).
Definition
To set up means to arrange or prepare something so it is ready to use or happen.
To set up means to organize or prepare something, such as a meeting, event, or equipment. It can also mean to create or establish something new, like a business or system. In everyday use, it often focuses on making arrangements so everything works properly.
Examples
- I set up a call with my team for tomorrow morning.
- Can you set up the projector before the presentation starts?
- She set up a small online shop to sell her artwork.
- They set up chairs in the park for the outdoor concert.
Common mistake
Learners often forget the particle and say "set" instead of "set up" when they mean arrange or prepare something.
More phrasal verbs
- go on To go on means to continue or keep happening.
- carry out To carry out something means to do it or complete it, especially a plan, task, or instruction.
- pick up “Pick up” most commonly means to collect someone or something from a place, usually by going there.
- go back To go back means to return to a place, time, or earlier situation.
- come back To come back means to return to a place or to return again after leaving.