phrasal verb · neutral
set up
/ˈsɛt ʌp/SET·up
speakingtask2
to establish or arrange something such as a business, system or meeting
Examples
“They set up a language school last year.”
“Can you set up the projector before the presentation?”
“She set up a meeting between the two teams.”
Band 8 sentence
“The university set up a dedicated research hub to foster interdisciplinary collaboration between departments.”
Collocations
- set up a business / a company / a meeting / equipment
Word family
setup nounset-up adjectivesetting up noun / gerund
Common mistakes
set a company→set up a company
make a company→set up a company
Say it for a higher band
5make→6start→7+set up
Synonyms
establish
create
Easily confused
set up vs set off
“They set up a charity, then set off for the fundraising trip.”
set up vs set aside
“We set aside funds each month and later set up a scholarship.”
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