to set
- verb
- /sɛt/
- Set the rollers to the widest setting and pass that thing through.
- set aside
- set aside time
- set the scene
I'm just going to set these in here.
- I'm just going to set these in here.
- But, you know, you set, you set yourself in that mould.
- When they want to celebrate, they set the temperature again.
- And we're going to set the concealer with this.
- Like, no, I fucking hate when people set their own contact photo.
- But if if Rick is there, then he can set things right.
- I'm using this elf Quad just to kind of set the product on my lid.
- Boom, and I can set my DRO.
Examples
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School counselors who led the crisis response teams had to set aside one role for another.
Academic text (2008) -
Everything is set up.
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But I just make sure to set them with this.
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OK, let's just set that all in place.
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And in this way, we set the world in motion.
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Let's set the table together.
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I'm just going to set these in here.
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Ready, set, go!
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The floor mosaic literally sets the stage for the viewer to occupy.
Academic text (2011) -
Please set the table for dinner before our guests arrive.
Synonyms
Move something to a particular place or position
To put something in a particular position or job
To put something down carefully so it is flat on a surface
To assemble and prepare equipment or objects so they are ready to use
To put things or information in a clear, neat order
To put something in a particular place carefully
To make food, hair or a place look attractive by adding small items
Put someone or something in a certain place
To arrange objects or information in a clear organized way
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To begin working very hard and not give up on a difficult task
- Archaic
To cause great excitement or a big effect, often said to mean something is not impressive
Phrasal Verbs
To let a person or animal go after keeping them in a place where they could not leave
- Informal
To make a place feel a certain way with lights, music, or decorations
- Informal
To make someone look guilty for something they did not do by tricking other people
- Specialized
To create a fake target to attract and find people who attack or steal data
To put temporary barriers on a road to slow or send traffic another way
Compounds
- Specialized
A group of letters, numbers, and symbols used for writing and showing text
- Specialized
A set of complex numbers that makes a very detailed, repeating shape when drawn on a graph
- Archaic
A machine like a radio that receives and makes broadcast signals stronger
A basketball move in which a player stands still and uses both hands to put the ball in the basket
- Specialized
A group of connected home devices like lights or speakers you control together
- Specialized
A computer design where the main processor runs many built-in instructions
- Specialized
A computer design where the processor runs many complex commands directly in hardware
- Archaic
A simple early radio that uses a crystal to receive signals without a battery
- Specialized
A set of 128 basic computer characters for letters, numbers, symbols, and control codes
A set of matching furniture for a room where people sit and relax, like a sofa and chairs
- UK
A toy with metal strips, plates, and wheels you join with nuts and bolts to build moving models
- Specialized
A computer design that uses a small set of simple commands to work faster
- Specialized
A computer design using a small set of simple instructions for faster processors that use less power
- Specialized
A fixed group of words that mean something different from the words alone
- Specialized
All the things we consider in a math problem, including every smaller group
- Specialized
Climbing gear that has a safety strap and two metal clips for via ferrata routes
How Carefully
Surface Forms
Etymology
Set comes from an old English verb settan that meant 'to cause to sit' and is related to sit and seat; think of putting something down to sit in a place. So to set something is to put or arrange it in a particular position.