to set
- verb
- /sɛt/
- Specialized
- And the tomatoes are just now starting to set all of their fruit.
- set seed
These are different in that they set very, very few fruit.
- These are different in that they set very, very few fruit.
- And the tomatoes are just now starting to set all of their fruit.
Examples
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The apple trees are beginning to set their fruit, promising a good harvest this season.
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These are different in that they set very, very few fruit.
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Cover pizza dough with a damp towel and set it in a warm area to rise.
Blog text (6) -
The most productive seed children "set" 120 to 150 bolls per cotton plant.
Academic text (2004) -
As spring arrives, many plants will set their seeds in preparation for growth.
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After the flowers have bloomed, they will set fruit if properly pollinated.
Synonyms
To make seeds and edible parts on a plant
To put seeds in the ground to grow plants
To produce fruit on a tree or plant
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 Fruitful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Set (of plants starting to produce fruit) comes from the idea of something starting to take hold or become fixed, like a flower beginning to make fruit. When blossoms set fruit, they begin to form and hold the fruit in place.