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单词 set something up
释义
(phrasal verb) 
an organization that sets up meetings
Synonyms
arrange
She arranged an appointment for Friday afternoon.
organize
We need someone to help organize our campaign.
prepare
He said the government must prepare an emergency plan for evacuation.
make provision for
prearrange
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to begin or enable (someone) to begin (a new venture)
He set up the company four years ago.
Synonyms
establish
They established the school in 1989.
begin
The US wants to begin talks immediately.
found
He founded the Centre for Journalism Studies.
institute
We will institute a number of methods to improve safety.
install
A new Catholic bishop was installed yesterday.
initiate
They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics.
get going
lay the foundations of
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to build or construct
The activists set up a peace camp at the border.
Synonyms
build
Developers are now proposing to build a hotel on the site.
raise
They raised a church in the shape of a boat.
construct
The boxes should be constructed from rough-sawn timber.
put up
assemble
She was trying to assemble the bookcase when it collapsed.
put together
erect
Demonstrators have erected barricades in the roads.
elevate
Emotional stress can elevate blood pressure.
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to build or construct
I set up the computer so that they could work from home.
Synonyms
assemble
put up
put together
fix up
rig up
See set

Additional synonyms

in the sense of begin
Definition
to start (something)
The US wants to begin talks immediately.
Synonyms
commence,
start,
initiate,
embark on,
set about,
instigate,
inaugurate,
institute,
make a beginning,
set on foot
in the sense of construct
Definition
to build or put together
The boxes should be constructed from rough-sawn timber.
Synonyms
build,
make,
form,
create,
design,
raise,
establish,
set up,
fashion,
shape,
engineer,
frame,
manufacture,
put up,
assemble,
put together,
erect,
fabricate
in the sense of elevate
Emotional stress can elevate blood pressure.
Synonyms
increase,
lift,
raise,
step up,
intensify,
move up,
hoist,
raise high

Nearby words of
set something up

  • set something down
  • set something forth
  • set something out
  • set something up
  • set the seal on something
  • set your heart on something
  • set your sights on something or someone

Synonyms of 'set something up'

set something up

Additional synonyms

in the sense of erect
Definition
to raise to an upright position
Demonstrators have erected barricades in the roads.
Synonyms
build,
raise,
set up,
lift,
pitch,
mount,
stand up,
rear,
construct,
put up,
assemble,
put together,
elevate
in the sense of found
Definition
to lay the foundation of
He founded the Centre for Journalism Studies.
Synonyms
establish,
start,
set up,
begin,
create,
institute,
organize,
construct,
constitute,
originate,
endow,
inaugurate,
bring into being
in the sense of initiate
Definition
to begin or set going
They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics.
Synonyms
begin,
start,
open,
launch,
establish,
institute,
pioneer,
kick off (informal),
bring about,
embark on,
originate,
set about,
get under way,
instigate,
kick-start,
inaugurate,
set in motion,
trigger off,
lay the foundations of,
commence on,
set going,
break the ice on,
set the ball rolling on
in the sense of install
Definition
to place (a person) formally in a position or rank
A new Catholic bishop was installed yesterday.
Synonyms
institute,
establish,
introduce,
invest,
ordain,
inaugurate,
induct,
instate
in the sense of institute
Definition
to start or establish
We will institute a number of methods to improve safety.
Synonyms
establish,
start,
begin,
found,
launch,
set up,
introduce,
settle,
fix,
invest,
organize,
install,
pioneer,
constitute,
initiate,
originate,
enact,
commence,
inaugurate,
set in motion,
bring into being,
put into operation
in the sense of organize
Definition
to plan and arrange (something)
We need someone to help organize our campaign.
Synonyms
arrange,
run,
plan,
form,
prepare,
establish,
set up,
shape,
schedule,
frame,
look after,
be responsible for,
construct,
constitute,
devise,
put together,
take care of,
see to (informal),
get together,
marshal,
contrive,
get going,
coordinate,
fix up,
straighten out,
lay the foundations of,
lick into shape,
jack up (New Zealand, informal)
in the sense of prepare
Definition
to make or get ready
He said the government must prepare an emergency plan for evacuation.
Synonyms
make or get ready,
arrange,
draw up,
form,
fashion,
get up (informal),
construct,
assemble,
contrive,
put together,
make provision,
put in order,
jack up (New Zealand, informal)
in the sense of raise
Definition
to build
They raised a church in the shape of a boat.
Synonyms
build,
construct,
put up,
erect
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