Phrasal Verb: Set Up
to establish
Examples
- They set up a company.
Key rules
- Set up means establish or arrange something
- It is separable: set up a company or set a company up
- With a pronoun, the pronoun goes in the middle: set it up
- It can also mean arrange a meeting or trap someone
Common mistakes
- They set a company up it → They set up a company
- Set up it → Set it up
💡 Tip: Set up is common for computers and software: set up an account.