Frequently used Phrasal Verbs with "Set"

Set up

• 1>To establish someone or yourself in a business or position .

After he left college, his father set him up in the family business.

• 2>To arrange for an event or activity to happen.

We need to set up a meeting to discuss the proposals.
The government has agreed to set up a public enquiry.

Set down

• 1>To put in writing;to record

She set all these events down in her diary.

• 2>To land (an aircraft)

The pilot set the plane down hard.

• 3> to stop a vehicle so that a passenger can get out

The taxi set us down a long way from our hotel, and we had to walk.


Set Off

• To start a journey 

Let's set off for Europe.

• To cause a loud noise or explosion, such as that made by a bomb or an alarm (= a warning sound) to begin or happen

Terrorists set off a bomb in the city centre. 
 






 

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