set up

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar a ação de criar, organizar, montar ou preparar algo para uso ou funcionamento, seja um objeto, um sistema, um negócio ou uma situação.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of establishing, arranging, or preparing something for use or operation.

incontável · verbo irregular · transitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Establish or arrangeformal

   To put something in place, organize, or start something.

   Estabelecer ou organizar

   • They set up a new company last year.
   • We need to set up the equipment before the event.
   • She set up a meeting with the client.

   Sinônimosarrangeassemblebuildconstructcreateerectestablishfoundinitiateinstallinstitutemountorganizepreparestart

   Antônimosabolishdemolishdestroydisbanddiscontinuedismantleterminate

2. Trap or deceiveinformal

   To trick someone into a situation, often to make them appear guilty.

   Armação

   • He was set up by his business partner.
   • The police believed she was set up.
   • They set him up to take the blame for the theft.

   Sinônimosensnareentrapframeincriminatetrap

3. Prepare for useinformal

   To assemble or make something ready for operation.

   Montar

   • Can you set up the projector for the presentation?
   • I set up my new computer last night.
   • She set up the tent in the backyard.

   Sinônimosarrangeassembleconfigureerectfixinstallorganizepreparereadyrig

   Antônimosdisassembledismantletake down

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