phrasal verb🧩 phrasal verb

set up

to arrange or establish

What it means

To arrange, prepare, or establish something so it is ready to use or operate. It covers everything from putting up equipment to founding a company or scheduling a meeting.

Examples

  • Can you set up the projector before the guests arrive at seven?
  • They set up the charity in 2018 after a family tragedy.
  • I'll set up a quick call so we can discuss the budget tomorrow.
  • He set up his new laptop in less than fifteen minutes.

Where it comes from

Separable and very productive: 'set up a meeting', 'set up a business', 'set up the room'. Also a noun ('setup') for an arrangement or configuration, often written as one word.

Related phrasal verbs

#put together#lay out#carry out#set aside

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