to set aside

Examples

• All

• Set aside a specific block of time for it.

  Little Children (2006)

• Because of the delays in approval, the materials that had been set aside for the project were used elsewhere.

  Fiction book (2000)

• And we can set that aside for the moment.

  Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

• The question of the form of the Executive was set aside until June 4.

  Academic text (2005)

• Now, the people of New York need us to set aside our differences and work together.

  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)

• However, it also set aside some significant problems for resolution at a later date.

  Academic text (2003)

• But let's set that aside temporarily.

  YaleCourses

• But you have to set that aside because your role is to explain what you've got.

  Harvard University

• Now we've set aside some time for any newcomers who might like to speak.

  Hereditary (2018)

• Cathy grieved for her father, and she set her grief aside.

  Fiction book (1995)

Synonyms

S

to suspend

vsto set aside

228 3.9

To stop something officially for a short time

stops effect or application, sometimes invalidating rather than merely pausing

H

to halt

vsto set aside

178 2.4

To stop moving or make something stop moving

can mean a temporary suspension rather than a sudden complete stop

L

to leave off

vsto set aside

• Informal

93 4.1

Stop doing something for a short time, for example at a point in a book

interrupts or invalidates application rather than simply pausing an action

D

to deactivate

vsto set aside

76 3.9

To make a device, system, or account stop working

removes or suspends application more broadly, not only by switching off devices

I

to inactivate

vsto set aside

5 5.8

To make something stop working

stops its effect or application, not only its operational function

P

to put on ice

vsto set aside

2 5.8

To delay a plan or project for a while

suspends effect or application often in formal or legal contexts rather than casual delay

P

to put aside

vsto set aside

1 2.4

To move something out of the way so you do not use it for now

removes operational or legal effect rather than merely putting items aside

Antonyms

A

to activate

418 3.6

To make a machine, system, or account start working

R

to reinstate

87 5.8

To return a person or thing to a previous position like a job

How Permanent

to terminate

151 4.6

to cancel

301 1.0

to set aside

69 3.9

to suspend

228 3.9

to pause

336 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology