set up an account — create an account
phrasal verbB1IELTS 4+neutralcore
To create and configure a new account on an app, website or service.
Pattern: set up an account (with [service] / for [app])
In use
- Before you can order, you'll need to set up an account with your email.signing up online
- A: How do I start using the app?
B: First, set up an account — it only takes a minute.helping someone sign up
Common mistake
✗ I want to make a new account on the app.
✓ I need to set up an account on the app.
Use 'set up an account', not 'make an account'; you 'set it up' (configure it), not just 'make' it.
Don't confuse it
'Set up an account' is creating it the first time; 'log in' is getting back into one you already have.