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setting up

setting up is the present participle and gerund of set up.

Meaning of set up

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To make ready for use.
    • We set up the sprinkler.
  2. (transitive) To arrange logically.
    • Set up my CD collection.
  3. (transitive) To cause to happen.
    • Even a minor change can set up new bugs.
  4. (transitive) To trap or ensnare.
    • I've got to set up that tasty rabbit.
  5. (transitive) To arrange for an outcome; to tamper or rig.
    • The election was set up!
  6. (intransitive) To prepare or get ready.
    • Used with an implied object obvious from context.

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Questions about setting up

What is setting up the present participle and gerund of?
Setting up is the present participle and gerund of set up.

Words near setting up in the dictionary

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

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