Betekenis van set sth up In het Nederlands

• 0 to formally establish a new company, organization, system, way of working, etc.:

  • A committee has been set up to organize social events for the students.

  • She plans to set up her own business.

  • They've set up a fund for victims of the earthquake.

  • We need to set up a meeting to discuss the proposals.

  • The government has agreed to set up a public enquiry.

• 1 to prepare something for use, especially by putting the different parts of it together:

  • We only had a couple of hours to set up before the exhibition opened.

  • I need one or two people to help me set up the equipment.

• 2 to formally establish a new company, organization, system, way of working, etc.:

  • The company has now set up a website.

  • set up a business/company

  • Financial services companies must set up a system of self-regulation.

• 3 to arrange for an event or activity to happen:

  • set up a meeting

  • I'll set up an appointment.