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{
"term": "set up",
"partOfSpeech": "phrasal verb",
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to provide somebody with the money that they need in order to do something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "A bank loan helped to set him up in business."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to make somebody healthier, stronger, more lively, etc.",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The break from work really set me up for the new year."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to trick somebody, especially by making them appear guilty of something",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He denied the charges, saying the police had set him up."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to create something or start it",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "to set up a business"
},
{
"text": "A fund will be set up for the dead men's families."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to build something or put something somewhere",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The police set up roadblocks on routes out of the city."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to make a piece of equipment or a machine ready for use",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She set up her guitar and amp in her bedroom."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "to arrange for something to happen",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I've set up a meeting for Friday."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "to start a process or a series of events",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The slump on Wall Street set up a chain reaction in stock markets around the world."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to start running a business",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She took out a bank loan and set up on her own."
},
{
"text": "After leaving college, he set himself up as a freelance photographer."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [],
"us": []
},
"wordOrigin": null
}