to set
- verb
- /sɛt/
- And he says this is going to set us on a path.
- set in motion
- set fire to
- set off a series
I'm just going to set my metre to continuity.
- I'm just going to set my metre to continuity.
- OK, so getting your Physiology right sets the fall in motion.
- And he says this is going to set us on a path.
- Oh, this is this will set some people off Maybe I don't know.
- That's the speed of the signal you want to set in the end ratio, OK?
- He's highly educated, restless and driven, and sets himself to ambitious goals.
- Jesus said the only thing that can set you free is not knowledge.
- You don't bring up topics that you know will set them off.
- That's a cue that you are learning or that you set the learning process in motion.
- My dream has always been to set things on fire.
- And it also set fire to Seven World Trade Center.
Examples
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The Mortier decision has set off a flurry of activity on federal and state levels.
Academic text (1992) -
Most of our "miracles" of medicine set us up for more expensive health care down the line.
Academic text (1993) -
Changing your path can set you free or imprison you.
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Now Doug shuffled through the mail and set aside the three envelopes addressed to himself.
Fiction book (1991) -
The new policy will set a standard for future regulations in the industry.
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He hopes that his success will set an example for others to follow.
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The coach decided to set the rules before the season started.
Synonyms
To make something happen
To cause something to start or happen
To cause something to happen
To make something begin to move or happen
To make something happen, for example a plan or change
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 Extensive
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Set (to cause something to begin or apply something, as in set fire) comes from the idea of putting something into a state or starting it by putting elements in place. That is why to set fire to something means to cause it to burn.