Synonym: arrange, assemble, effect, effectuate, ensnare, entrap, erect, establish, fix, found, frame, gear up, instal, install, launch, lay out, order, piece, pitch, prepare, put, put in, put together, put up, raise, ready, rear, rig, set, tack, tack together. Similar words: let up, get up, meet up with, return, in return, take turns, put up, sit up. Meaning: v. 1. set up or found 2. create by putting components or members together 3. construct, build, or erect 4. get ready for a particular purpose or event 5. put into a proper or systematic order 6. begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc. 7. take or catch as if in a snare or trap 8. produce 9. set up for use 10. place 11. arrange the outcome of by means of deceit 12. erect and fasten 13. arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events 14. equip with sails or masts 15. make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc. adj. well established and ready to function.
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91. Dr Lee set up a series of experiments to test out this hypothesis.
92. The government have set up/established a commission to investigate the problem of inner city violence.
93. The government has set up a task force to improve standards in schools.
94. Nature reserves were set up around new power stations to mollify local conservationists.
95. Many parents try to help their children set up home.
96. They've set up a fund for victims of the earthquake.
97. A new body has been set up to police the nuclear power industry.
98. The machine is a doddle to set up and use.
99. Mr Bach set up his own consulting business with the backing of his old boss.
100. The government has set up a joint commission to consider the problem.
101. A monument was set up as a memorial to the dead soldiers.
102. Tents have been set up next to hospitals to handle the overflow.
103. He moved to Leeds and set up as a printer.
104. In 1992 Smith set up in business on his own account.
105. Police put up/set up roadblocks on all roads out of the town in an effort to catch the bombers.
106. A national telephone hotline has been set up for students suffering from stress.
107. Now Betterware plans to set up shop elsewhere in Europe.
108. They even set up their own news agency to peddle anti-isolationist propaganda.
109. Wealthy people can set up overseas trusts for their children.
110. The computer is now set up and ready to use.
111. Our host ran a long extension cord out from the house and set up a screen and a projector.
112. The company has set up a joint venture with a firm in Austria.
113. The champion ran well enough but she would have set up another world record indeed if she had tried harder.
114. Their plans to set up their own business are just pie in the sky.
115. We have set up a task force to look at the question of women returning to work.
116. The company was set up to buy and sell shares on behalf of investors.
117. The government set up a scheme of limited public health assistance in 1992.
118. The court was set up to mediate in civil disputes.
119. The company has set up its new base in the north.
120. Will you set up the drinks while I look after the party food?
More similar words: let up, get up, meet up with, return, in return, take turns, put up, sit up, eat up, cut up, in return for, light up, built up, shoot up, start up, set, put up with, upset, set out, set off, asset, set down, settle, closet, setting, set back, set about, set free, set forth, settle for.