Set yourself up as meaning
Set yourself up as is a phrasal verb that means to present yourself publicly as a particular kind of person or expert.
- Past simple
- set yourself up as
- Past participle
- set yourself up as
- -ing form
- setting yourself up as
What set yourself up as means
B2disapproving
To present yourself publicly as a particular kind of person or expert
He set himself up as a financial consultant.
Similar phrasal verbs
With set: set up, set aside, set on, set down, set to, set about, set someone against someone, set apart, set back, set forth.
With up: wake up, pick up, grow up, line up, make up, put up, go up, bring up, mess up, break up.
Common questions
What does set yourself up as mean?
To present yourself publicly as a particular kind of person or expert.
What is the past tense of set yourself up as?
Set yourself up as, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
