The difference between Set up and Situation


Set up is also verb with the meaning: to ready something for use.

Set up is also adjective with the meaning: in a position to function.

Situation is also noun with the meaning: the way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings.

check bellow for the other definitions of Set up and Situation

  1. Set up as a verb:

    To ready something for use.

    Examples:

    "We set up the sprinkler."

  2. Set up as a verb:

    Logically order.

    Examples:

    "Set up my CD collection."

  3. Set up as a verb:

    To cause to happen

    Examples:

    "Even a minor change can set up new bugs."

  4. Set up as a verb:

    To trap or ensnare.

    Examples:

    "I've got to set up that tasty rabbit."

  5. Set up as a verb:

    Arrange for an outcome; to tamper or rig.

    Examples:

    "The election was set up!"

  6. Set up as a verb:

    To gel or harden.

    Examples:

    "Give the cement 24 hours to set up before walking on it."

  7. Set up as a verb:

    to provide the money or other support that someone needs for an important task or activity.

    Examples:

    "Winning the lottery has set them up for life''."

    "A good breakfast really sets you up for the day''."

  8. Set up as a verb:

    to establish someone in a business or position.

    Examples:

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

    "She set herself up as an interior designer''."

  9. Set up as a verb (informal):

    to trick someone in order to make them do something.

    Examples:

    "They claimed that they weren't selling drugs, but that they'd been set up by the police''."

  10. Set up as a verb:

    To make (someone) proud or conceited (often in passive).

  11. Set up as a verb:

    To matchmake; to arrange a date between two people.

  12. Set up as a verb (sports, transitive):

    To create a goalscoring opportunity (for).

  13. Set up as a verb (dated, intransitive):

    To begin business or a scheme of life.

    Examples:

    "to set up in trade; to set up for oneself"

  14. Set up as a verb:

    To profess openly; to make pretensions.

  15. Set up as a verb:

    To found; to start (a business, scheme)

  1. Set up as an adjective:

    In a position to function; ready.

    Examples:

    "Now that I'm set up, this will take moments!"

  1. Situation as a noun:

    The way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings.

    Examples:

    "The Botanical Gardens are in a delightful situation on the river bank."

  2. Situation as a noun:

    The place in which something is situated; a location.

  3. Situation as a noun:

    Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances.

  4. Situation as a noun:

    The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.

    Examples:

    "The United States is in an awkward situation with debt default looming."

  5. Situation as a noun (UK, dated):

    A position of employment; a post.

  6. Situation as a noun:

    A difficult or unpleasant set of circumstances; a problem.

    Examples:

    "Boss, we've got a situation here..."