set sth up
— phrasal verb with set /set/ verb (present tense setting, past tense and past participle set)Definition
B1 to formally establish a new company, organization, system, way of working, etc.: A committee has been set up to organize social events in the college. She plans to set up her own business. They've set up a fund for victims of the earthquake.Starting, succeeding and failing in business B2 to arrange for an event or activity to happen: We need to set up a meeting to discuss the proposals. The government has agreed to set up a public enquiry.Planning, expecting and arrangingPlotting and trapping
(Definition of set sth up from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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