to set up

Meanings

• Phasal verb (transitive)

  To prepare or arrange things before an event or for use.

  - "I will help you set up the tables for the party."
  - "Before a presentation, the presenter needs to set up the equipment."

• Transitive verb

  To install or establish something, such as a business or a system.

  - "The company is setting up a new branch in the city."
  - "The government is setting up a commission to investigate the issue."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with to set up
net up , wet up , jet up , get up

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Variants

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post up , posted up , posting up , posts up

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Etymology

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The phrase 'to set up' originated from the Old English 'settan' which means 'to put, place, or put in order'.

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that the first recorded use of the phrase 'to set up' in English literature was in the Anglo-Saxon poem 'Beowulf'?

2. The term 'setup' in computing was first used in the 1960s to describe the initial configuration of a computer system.

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Related Concepts

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1. Setup: In computing, a setup refers to the initial configuration of a system or software.

2. Set up business: Refers to the process of starting a new business, including planning, registering the business, and acquiring necessary resources.

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Culture

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In literature, 'to set up' has been used metaphorically to describe the creation of a situation or scenario, such as in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby' where Nick Carraway describes the extravagant parties held by Jay Gatsby as 'an elaborate hoax...a strenuous, foolish, and costly endeavor, a way of proving that he had once been worth the other people's attention'.

How to Memorize "to set up"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize setting up a table for a dinner party. Imagine arranging the plates, glasses, and silverware in their proper places.
   - Imagine installing a new software on your computer by following the steps in the installation guide.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'set up' with the image of a well-prepared scene or a successfully installed system.
   - Remember the phrase 'setting the stage' to help remember the meaning of 'to set up'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Set Up: S-etting Up, T-ables, Chairs, and P-lates' to remember the meaning of 'to set up' in the context of preparing for an event.
   - Use the mnemonic 'Set Up: S-ystems, E-stablishing, T-echnology' to remember the meaning of 'to set up' in the context of installing or establishing something.

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