Hypernym

verb

English

make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

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verbdomain: change

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

English

Definition

get ready for a particular purpose or event

Examples

1.set the table
2.set up an experiment
3.lay out the tools for the surgery

Synonyms

set up 4
get ready for a particular purpose or event
lay out 2
get ready for a particular purpose or event

Derivationally related form

noun

English

a table service for one person

noun

English

(psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way

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