set up
phrasal verbset somebody up
- to provide somebody with the money that they need in order to do something
- A bank loan helped to set him up in business.
- (informal) to make somebody healthier, stronger, more lively, etc.
- The break from work really set me up for the new year.
- (informal) to trick somebody, especially by making them appear guilty of something
- He denied the charges, saying the police had set him up.
set something up
- to create something or start it
- to set up a business
- A fund will be set up for the dead men's families.
- to build something or put something somewhere
- The police set up roadblocks on routes out of the city.
- to make a piece of equipment or a machine ready for use
- She set up her guitar and amp in her bedroom.
- to arrange for something to happen
- I've set up a meeting for Friday.
- to start a process or a series of events
- The slump on Wall Street set up a chain reaction in stock markets around the world.
set (yourself) up (as something)
- to start running a business
- She took out a bank loan and set up on her own.
- After leaving college, he set himself up as a freelance photographer.