Phrasal Verb: Set up

Phrasal Verb: Set up


Meaning: Prepare equipment, software, etc., for use

Example: The technician SET UP the computer network perfectly.

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Phrasal Verb: Set up


Meaning: Start a company

Example: They SET UP a dot com company, floated it a couple of years later on the Stock Exchange and made an absolute fortune.

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Phrasal Verb: Set up


Meaning: Provide someone with the money needed to live

Example: Winning the lottery SET them UP for life.

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Phrasal Verb: Set up


Meaning: Trick, deceive

Example: The police SET them UP.

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Other Phrasal Verbs

We have 9 phrasal verbs with 'SET'

- Set about
- Set aside
- Set back
- Set forth
- Set in
- Set off
- Set out
- Set to
- Set up

 

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