Meaning
Today's Sentences
01
They were set up by a mutual friend.
Situation
Did you hear how Sara and Ethan ended up together?
Yeah!
I think they were set up by a mutual friend.
मुझे लगता है कि उन्हें एक "mutual friend" ने मिलवाया था।
Didn’t they meet at our farewell staff party?
Nope.
It was totally planned and now they’re getting married!
यह पूरी तरह से योजना बनाई गई थी और अब वे शादी कर रहे हैं!
02
Rescue crews are standing by in case of flooding.
Situation
Have you seen how much effort Jenna’s been putting into her new business?
Yeah, she’s been working nonstop these days.
It’s all for her family.
She wants to set up her kids with a good future.
वह अपने बच्चों के लिए एक अच्छा भविष्य सुनिश्चित करना चाहती है।
She’s super dedicated and so strong for putting her children first and foremost.
Writer's Note
"Set up" is a transitive and separable phrasal verb.
- Transitive - Requires a direct object to complete its meaning. In other words, the action of the verb is being done to something or someone.
Example 1: She set up her own company last year.
Example 2: They’re setting up a new network in the office.
Example 3: We need to set the tent up before it gets dark. - Separable - Meaning that the particle "set" and the verb "up" can be separated.
Example 1: His parents set him up for life with a trust fund.
Example 2: I set them up on a blind date.
Example 3: She set her phone up with all the new apps.
उदाहरण 1: उसने पिछले वर्ष अपनी खुद की कंपनी स्थापित की।
उदाहरण 2: वे कार्यालय में एक नया नेटवर्क स्थापित कर रहे हैं।
उदाहरण 3: हमें अंधेरा होने से पहले तम्बू लगाना होगा।
उदाहरण 1: उसके माता-पिता ने ट्रस्ट फंड के साथ उसे जीवन भर के लिए तैयार किया।
उदाहरण 2: मैंने उन्हें एक ब्लाइंड डेट पर मिलवाया।
उदाहरण 3: उसने अपने फोन को सभी नए ऐप्स के साथ सेट किया।
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