8 set yourself up as something to deliberately make people believe that you have the authority and skill to do something, especially when this is not true politicians who set themselves up as moral authorities 9 put somebody in position set somebody up to put someone in a position in which they are able to do something, or in which something is likely to happen to them set somebody up for If he won the fight, it would set him up for a title shot. 7 healthy/full of energy set somebody up HEALTHY British English to make you feel healthy and full of energy A good breakfast will set you up for the day. Selling her share of the company has set her up for life. 6 provide money set somebody ↔ up British English informal RICH to provide someone with money that they need, especially in order to start a business After he qualified as a doctor, his mother set him up in a practice of his own. 5 trick somebody set somebody ↔ up informal GUILTY to trick someone in order to achieve what you want, especially to make it appear that they have done something wrong or illegal Cox claimed that the police had tried to set him up. set something ↔ up Can someone set the overhead projector up? 4 build/put up set something ↔ up PUT to place or build something somewhere, especially something that is not permanent They’ve set up roadblocks around the city. 3 equipment PREPARE to prepare the equipment that will be needed for an activity so that it is ready to be used The next band was already setting up on the other stage. There was a lot of work involved in setting up the festival. 2 arrange/organize set something ↔ up START something/MAKE something START to make the arrangements that are necessary for something to happen I’ll set up an appointment for you. set up shop/set up in business (=begin operating a business ) Now Betterware plans to set up shop elsewhere in Europe.
new regulations for setting up political parties set (yourself) up (as something) (=start your own business ) John decided to set up as a graphic designer. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English set up phrasal verb 1 company/organization etc START something/MAKE something START to start a company, organization, committee etc SYN establish set something ↔ up They want to set up their own import–export business.
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