to set aside
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3.4
- phrasal verb
- /sɛt əˈsaɪd/
- You should set aside some time each week for exercise.
- set aside time
- set aside funds
- set aside an amount
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Watch on YouTubeSo we essentially just set aside a whole day and we filmed this.
- So we essentially just set aside a whole day and we filmed this.
- I made prudent investments, set up, set aside money for taxes.
- I actually set aside products to film this video.
- And every lip product that I set aside was in the same color family of pink.
- And So what it did was it realized and set aside money.
- So should people set aside a fund for Pitchfest or avoid them entirely?
- So how long does it take you to set aside the time to, to work on yourself with that?
- You need six months of your total cost of living set aside in an account.
- And the answer is, while we're together and these are problems, we haven't set aside time to deal with them.
- And, and, and then other people go, but you can be, you just set aside more time.
- And then the lender uses your money that has been set aside for you to pay taxes, insurance, PMI.
- Then I teach in Russia that the time and the money you set aside to be invested is like seed corn.
Examples
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You need six months of your total cost of living set aside in an account.
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The good news is we're setting aside ten acres of forest.
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And so therefore there needs to be money set aside, infrastructure capacity built.
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Richard set aside enough money for Mama to live six months.
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The money that was set aside for that had to be used for other things.
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I even have a trust fund set aside in case something happens to one of them.
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President Clinton has set aside federal matching funds.
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But as a freelancer, you should set aside time and money each year for career development.
Academic text (2011) -
Are you able to set aside a reasonable amount of time to dedicate to your studies?
Academic text (2011) -
We recommend that time be set aside for student experts to showcase a skill to their peers.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Keep something for use later
597
3.0
To give money for a particular purpose
326
1.3
To put money aside instead of spending it now
286
3.7
Give time, effort and money to a person, project or cause
167
3.1
To keep something for a particular person or purpose
103
2.6
To put money aside little by little for something you want
88
4.5
Give parts of something, like money or time, to people for a planned purpose
58
3.7
Give money needed for a purpose
29
6.9
Give money officially for a particular use
28
1.0
To set aside money or time for a particular purpose
28
6.3
To set money or resources aside for a particular purpose
9
2.9
Put money aside to use if something unexpected happens
8
3.5
Reserve a place for someone in an event, for example a class
7
2.8
Save part of something to use later
5
2.1
Keep or save something for future use
2
4.7
To save money or keep goods for later
1
3.5
Save money for future use
1
5.8
To give people tasks or seats before they are needed
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'set' (put/place) with 'aside' (to the side, reserved): literally to put something to one side, i.e. suspend or not let it have effect. This motion/placement + particle composition is a common, cross-linguistic pattern and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
Set aside comes from the clear image of moving something to one side to keep it for later: you set money or time aside in a jar or on a shelf. So it means 'to reserve' or 'save' something for a special purpose.