Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

set up

/ˌsɛt ˈʌp/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.53 in modern English

Syllables
set up
IPA
/ˌsɛt ˈʌp/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make ready for use.

Transitive verb

verb

To arrange logically.

Transitive verb

verb

To cause to happen.

Transitive verb

verb

To trap or ensnare.

Transitive verb

verb

To arrange for an outcome; to tamper or rig.

Transitive verb

verb

To prepare or get ready.

Intransitive verb

verb

To gel or harden.

Intransitive verb

verb

To level to rise in one part of a body of water, especially a shallow one, because of a storm surge caused by persistent wind.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

sets up (present, singular) setting up (participle, present) more set up (comparative) most set up (superlative)

Phrases

set up camp set up one's bristles set up one's rest set up one's staff set up shop set up someone's birse

Frequently Paired Words

setup

Synonyms

frame frame up put up compose install put in ready prepare assemble configure prepared

Questions

How do you pronounce set up?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsɛt ˈʌp/.
What does set up mean?
To make ready for use.

How to pronounce set up

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