to set
- verb
- /sɛt/
- We need to set a deadline for the project to ensure it is completed on time.
- set goals
- set standards
- set rules
But I would say set a easy goal.
- But I would say set a easy goal.
- You can take their dough and set their expectations.
- And I said, well, you should set your dreams a lot higher.
- How should that impact the price I set on StubHub?
- My issue is people are not setting goals.
- And those at the top set the parameters of the party.
- I was thinking, how do you set a goal for a kid?
Examples
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You set the terms, you set the place, you set the time.
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His high school teachers suggested that he set his sights on becoming an auto mechanic.
Academic text (2011) -
Right, so I want to set the length of this handle.
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And I said, well, you should set your dreams a lot higher.
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You can do anything you set your mind to.
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OK, well we need to set some boundaries here.
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Hey, we gotta set some rules about what's cool up here, alright?
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Amazon actually tried to set prices by IP address.
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In 1952, the Federal Communications Commission set aside a channel exclusively for educational broadcasting.
Academic text (2015) -
Practice tends to be more goal-oriented when teachers set clear daily assignments with defined criteria.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
To say exactly what something is or what it means
Estimate the value, amount, or age of something
To officially decide a dispute or question
To decide a date or plan
To give clear, exact details about something
Decide and set something before it is needed
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 Definite
Surface Forms
Etymology
Set (to establish or decide) grows from the idea of fixing something in place or making a rule 'fixed' in position. So when you set a deadline or a record, you are deciding and making it official.