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

H

to halt

vsto set aside

206 2.4

To stop moving or make something stop moving

can mean a temporary suspension rather than a sudden complete stop

S

to suspend

vsto set aside

141 3.9

To stop something officially for a short time

stops effect or application, sometimes invalidating rather than merely pausing

L

to leave off

vsto set aside

• Informal

104 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

63 3.9

To make a device, system, or account stop working

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

P

to put aside

vsto set aside

24 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

P

to put on ice

vsto set aside

11 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

I

to inactivate

vsto set aside

4 5.8

To make something stop working

stops its effect or application, not only its operational function

Antonyms

A

to activate

715 3.6

To make a machine, system, or account start working

R

to reinstate

110 5.8

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

How Permanent

to terminate

147 4.6

to cancel

224 1.0

to set aside

22 3.9

to suspend

141 3.9

to pause

346 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology