set sth/sb up
— phrasal verb with set /set/ verb (present tense setting, past tense and past participle set)Definition
› to provide someone or something with all the necessary things for a particular activity or period of time: I think we're set up with everything we need for the journey. We went on a shopping trip and got him all set up for the new term.Giving, providing and supplying
(Definition of set sth/sb up from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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