Word.ws English Dictionary

sets up camp

sets up camp is the third-person singular simple present indicative of set up camp.

Meaning of set up camp

Verb

set up camp (third-person singular simple present sets up camp, present participle setting up camp, simple past and past participle set up camp)

  1. To prepare an outdoor area for a prolonged stay.
    Synonyms:
    pitch camp

Questions about sets up camp

What is sets up camp the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sets up camp is the third-person singular simple present indicative of set up camp.

Words near sets up camp in the dictionary

  1. sets the world to rights
  2. sets to
  3. sets to work
  4. sets together by the ears
  5. sets up
  6. sets up camp
  7. sets up one's bristles
  8. sets up one's staff
  9. sets up shop
  10. sets up someone's birse
  11. sets up to oneself

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: sets up camp (page history and authors); set up camp (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “sets up camp.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/sets_up_camp. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.