to set
- verb
- /sɛt/
- The girl's parents begin to set it up at the front of the class.
- set the stage
- set aside
- set up the camera
OK, I'm going to quickly set my face real quick.
- OK, I'm going to quickly set my face real quick.
- And I just put a little bit of that just to set under my eyes.
- So just really like you can set concealer this.
- And I'm just going to set my eyeballs.
- We can't describe how to set the brain up, but we can.
Examples
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Another added, "We do not have the space available to set up a fitness lab."
Academic text (2008) -
So you see, we're getting you set for medical school already.
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Go ahead, set them up the way they were before.
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It's a nice example of a legal system set up to respond to the will of its citizens.
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Here are some ideas for setting up your own STEM camp.
Academic text (2013) -
Paul is sitting at a table that Annie has set up with her best china and silverware.
Fiction book (1990) -
Roadblocks have been set up at main intersections.
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We need to set the table before our guests arrive for dinner.
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They worked all day to set up the stage for the concert.
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Before the meeting, I will set the agenda to ensure we cover all important topics.
Synonyms
Make something ready for use or an event
To assemble and prepare equipment or objects so they are ready to use
To prepare food or be about to do something
To set up equipment on a ship or machine so it is ready to use
To arrange items so they are ready and easy to see
To get something or yourself ready
To get ready for an activity by preparing people or equipment
To prepare something so it is ready to use
To change the settings of a device like a computer for a specific use
Prepare conditions that make an event or change likely
Make someone or something prepared for use
To set something before you need to use it
To set up a device or program in advance so it is ready to use
To set a device so it will work by itself later
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 Ready
Surface Forms
Etymology
Set (to prepare) comes from the basic sense of putting things in place, like arranging items where they must be. That is why to set the table or set the room means to get everything ready.