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Meaning set meaning

What does set mean?
Definitions in simple English

set Verb

— If you set something somewhere, you put something into a place. She sets the lamp on the floor. I was setting glasses on the table when I heard a noise. — If you set something, you put it into some state or condition. After changing the batteries, you have to set the clock again. They set the house on fire He sets the CD player to play. The guard had never set a prisoner free before. — If you set something, you define it or to fix its value. The teacher set a time limit of two minutes for this exercise. The date for the exam was set to next Thursday. The microwave was set to 400 watts. — If you set the table, you put dishes, forks and knives on it. I set the table for five people, but only three came. — When the sun or moon sets, it moves toward the horizon. The sun sets every evening. — If something sets, it dries and becomes solid. The concrete needs to set before a car can drive on it. This glue needs two hours to set.

set Adjective

— Something that is set is fixed. It cannot be changed easily. Don't argue! The rules are set. The time for the race is set. — To be ready for something. Are you set?

set Noun

— The set is the scenery for a theatrical work such as a play, ballet, musical, etc. The Metropolitan Opera's set for Aida is spectacular. I was painting a wall on the set when the director arrived. — A set is a group of things that are similar or can be used together. This chess set is too expensive to play chess with it. I have a set of porcelain figurines depicting characters from Shakespeare's plays. — A set is a group of things, where every single one of them has a certain purpose. All of them are needed to perform a certain operation. To play poker, you need a set of playing cards and chips. A mason has a set of tools. — Persons that have something in common may be called a set. That rich chick is a member of the Jet Set. Girls who wear sweaters on Wednesday in my school belong to the sweater set. The Long Island Horsey Set plays polo on weekends. — A set is a machine which gets radio or television programs. This television set is broken. This radio set can receive programs from Australia. — In many sports, a number of sets make up a game. An example of this would be in tennis or table tennis. The tennis player won the first two sets, but lost the game.

set

— verb (= put, place) put into a certain place or abstract location Put your things here Set the tray down Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children Place emphasis on a certain point — verb fix conclusively or authoritatively set the rules — noun a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used a set of books a set of golf clubs a set of teeth — noun (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols the set of prime numbers is infinite — verb (= specify, fix) decide upon or fix definitely fix the variables specify the parameters — verb establish as the highest level or best performance set a record — verb put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state set the house afire — noun several exercises intended to be done in series he did four sets of the incline bench press — verb fix in a border The goldsmith set the diamond — verb set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly set clocks or instruments — verb (= fix, prepare, ready) make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc Get the children ready for school! prepare for war I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill — adjective (= fit, primed) (usually followed by 'to' or 'for') on the point of or strongly disposed in no fit state to continue fit to drop laughing fit to burst she was fit to scream primed for a fight we are set to go at any time — verb locate The film is set in Africa — adjective (= fixed, rigid) fixed and unmoving with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare his bearded face already has a set hollow look — Connor Cruise O'Brien a face rigid with pain — noun representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production the sets were meticulously authentic — noun (= lot) an unofficial association of people or groups the smart set goes there they were an angry lot — verb disappear beyond the horizon the sun sets early these days — verb adapt for performance in a different way set this poem to music — verb (= plant) put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground Let's plant flowers in the garden — adjective (= located, placed, situated) situated in a particular spot or position valuable centrally located urban land strategically placed artillery a house set on a hilltop nicely situated on a quiet riverbank — verb apply or start set fire to a building — noun the act of putting something in position he gave a final set to his hat — noun a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way the set of his mind was obvious — verb (= jell) become gelatinous the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme — adjective (= laid) set down according to a plan a carefully laid table with places set for four people stones laid in a pattern — adjective being below the horizon the moon is set — verb put into a position that will restore a normal state set a broken bone — verb (= countersink) insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink) — verb give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor — noun a unit of play in tennis or squash they played two sets of tennis after dinner — noun the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon before the set of sun — noun any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals the early sets ran on storage batteries — noun (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way the subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set — verb (= rig) equip with sails or masts rig a ship — verb (= adjust, correct) alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard Adjust the clock, please correct the alignment of the front wheels — verb (= fructify) bear fruit the apple trees fructify — verb (= sic) urge to attack someone The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits — verb (= typeset) set in type My book will be typeset nicely set these words in italics — adjective (= hardened) converted to solid form (as concrete) — adjective (= determined, dictated) determined or decided upon as by an authority date and place are already determined the dictated terms of surrender the time set for the launching — verb (= put) estimate We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M. — verb (= dress, arrange) arrange attractively dress my hair for the wedding — verb (= set up, lay out) get ready for a particular purpose or event set up an experiment set the table lay out the tools for the surgery — noun (= hardening) the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization the hardening of concrete he tested the set of the glue

Set

— noun evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris

Synonyms set synonyms

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Set English » English

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Topics set topics

What do people use set to talk about?
States Time Aspectual time Start something

Beginning
Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Tense and aspect

Aspect--dynamic verbs
Universe, creation Sky

Sun
Universe, creation Sky Sun

Moon

  • What words refer to how the moon moves?
    rise set sink
Universe, creation World

Solid, liquid, gas
Universe, creation World Solid, liquid, gas

Liquid
Language and thought Communication Mass communication

Movie
Language and thought Teach

School
Social behavior Social activity

Drama
Work and occupation Finance Accumulate wealth

Collect

  • What words refer to things that someone has collected?
    collection set
Physical actions Move Manner of movement

Steady, unsteady
Physical actions Move

Not moving
Physical actions Move something Handle something

Put down
Physical actions Arrange

Put
States Quantity Plural

Group of things

  • What words refer to a group of things that belong together?
    set batch suit
States Quality Made of, material

Hard, firm
Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Epistemic moods

Certainly, definitely
Language and thought Want Decide, plan

Determined
States Time Aspectual time

Start something
Language and thought Emotion Feel good Like, love

Fashionable
Daily life

Fire
Daily life Fire

Light a fire
Physical actions Move Pursue

Set free
Physical actions Move something Carry

Set upright
Person Sense, perceive

See
Person Sense, perceive See

Appearance
Person Healthy

Treat disease
Person Life Marriage

Arrange a marriage
Language and thought Want Decide, plan

Intend
Language and thought Want Ask permission

Free to do what you want
Language and thought Communication Say Talk about a subject

Explain

  • What words refer to explaining something completely?
    set out
Social behavior Relationships

Disunity
Social behavior Relationships Disunity

Set self apart
Social behavior Social activity Entertainment, recreation Sports

Basketball
Social behavior Government Government functions

Police
Social behavior Law Trial

Vindicate
Social behavior Law Judge, render a verdict

Acquit
Social behavior Law Punish

Imprison
Social behavior Conflict

Fight
Social behavior Conflict Fight

Attack
Social behavior Conflict Peace

Repent
Daily life Household equipment

Furniture
Daily life Household equipment Furniture

Cabinet
Daily life Food Eat

Eating utensil

  • What words refer to preparing the table for eating?
    set the table
Work and occupation Hunt and fish

Trap
Work and occupation Finance Financial transaction

Price
Work and occupation

Business organization
Physical actions Move Manner of movement Walk

Run
Physical actions Move Move toward something

Leave
Physical actions Move Travel

Travel by water
Physical actions

Arrange
Physical actions Arrange Gather

Separate, scatter
Physical actions Arrange

Organize
Physical actions Physical impact

Aim at a target
States Big Thick

Fat person
States Quality Shape Horizontal

Vertical
States Time Telling time

Plan a time
States Time Relative time Right time

Delay
Grammar General words Thing

Situation
Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Epistemic moods

Probably

Conjugation set conjugation

How do you conjugate set?

set · verb

Examples set examples

How do I use set in a sentence?

Simple sentences

You'd better set off at once.
We set out on our journey full of hope.
Mary set the basket on the table.
They set up a new company in London.
They set off fireworks.
They set fire to their neighbour's house in revenge.
She threatened to set our house on fire.
She set a new world record.
Tom set up a website for Mary.
The man set himself on fire.
Have you ever set a trap for a bear?
That was no accident; someone set the house on fire.
You've set a bad example.
Hurry up and set the table for dinner.
The monument was set up in the park.
Will you show me how to set up a cot?
We set to work with all our might and main.
We had an early lunch and set out at 12:30.
Hanako is set on going to Paris.
The king ordered that the prisoner should be set free.
The prince has set out on a long journey.
It seems that the rainy season has set in.
The rainy season has set in.
On your marks, get set, go!
Don't set your failure down to bad luck.
Please let me know immediately if you would like to set up an area of the conference room for your products.
We set out when the rain had eased.
Cleanse me! Release me! Set me free!

Movie subtitles

It was time for imperial China to set sail.
Zheng He set sail in command of a crew of some 28,000 men in a fleet of dozens of these enormous ships.
Da Gama set sail from this spot on 8th july, 1 497.
In China, Imperial rule was implemented by a Confucian bureaucracy, recruited on the basis of perhaps the most terrifying set of exam papers in all history.
Keep you word and then we'll also throw in a set of steak knives!
With the vertical gun loaded and the impact chamber set, it's time to test and see if the organic material laced onto the projectile can survive a high-speed impact.
Someone obviously doesn't like me, and they're trying to set me up.
Got some traps set up along this way somewhere.
I didn't want to set you up.
He's set off on a journey. Eh?
Ready, set, roll.
Ready.set. lift.
Yeah. Crike set!
Set a course for Dreamland.
In the telescope there was a clock that needed to be set right.
Set the whole town ablaze!
That's why I created the first Arab offices in this land and why I set up the first Zouave regiment, made up of Muslim volunteers who are now our brothers in arms.
Set Naouel and the child free.
The army has set up convoys to Algiers.
Look at that strange set-up.
He set foot on our land.
I finally set up my own practice.
Never set foot in this house!
I'll call to set something up.
We're all set to take off.
Can you set that up for me?
Ready, set.
It'll also set the micro-drones operation back in motion.
It says so right here, but I took some home and set the table with them, and my mom freaked out and sent me to my room, and her boyfriend even kept laughing!
Frankie set up a distraction so I could make the catch without Nick finding out.
The only reason I did it is 'cause I was set up.
Yeah, just give me a couple of days to set it up.
So it was all set up. All bud's team had to do was win.
And has been since we set foot in Alvo's villa.
That scene was added, and I think that scene is so important to understand Allison's mind-set moving forward, because you see her as this, you know, this sort of sweet, naive girl, and then something massive happens. And then it's, you know.
You know my aunt keeps calling me and tries to set me up with someone who will make a sweet home with me.
I'm set.
But what I do have is a very particular set of skills.
I may not have a special set of skills, but what I do have is a special set of friends.

News and current affairs

Now is the time to set new ambitious goals for Europe.
The SDGs offer a critical opportunity for the world to set clear, compelling standards for government and corporate behavior.
These are national funds that, in boom years, receive revenues from sales of natural resources to be set aside against a rainy day.
A logical corollary of the criteria set forth by Kenen and Obstfeld, and even of Mundell's labor-mobility criterion, is that currency unions cannot survive without political legitimacy, most likely involving region-wide popular elections.
Historically, there tends to be the same set of themes: fearsome, uncontrolled transformative change led by educated, urbanized cosmopolitans.
At that point, the trouble grabbed widespread attention, destroyed public confidence, and set in motion a negative feedback loop.
Success in peacefully removing a tyrant has set in motion a process of national renewal.
Its growth was fueled by an extraordinarily rapid structural transformation towards an increasingly sophisticated set of industrial goods.
If all people conform to a particular set of beliefs, including moral codes of behavior, conflicts will disappear.
The time is right for a new global settlement that targets growth, addresses crisis conditions in certain parts of the world, and rebalances the global economy to set it back on a path of strong and steady growth.
At long last, our society and economy are set on the path to growth and development.
Nations could set the more ambitious goal of limiting the long-term change in the earth's temperature, and then assign emissions rights among countries in such a way that will eventually limit temperature increases to an acceptable level.
But the challenge is to provide an alternative set of policy guidelines for promoting development, without falling into the trap of promulgating yet another impractical blueprint, supposedly right for all countries at all times.
If adopted, this policy would set a new global standard and perhaps prompt other nations to follow suit.
Once it was dark, a screen was set up and Mark showed home videos from space.
Rumor has it the couple has set February 8 or 9 for the wedding. Others say that Sarkozy has already outsmarted the media by secretly marrying in the Elysee Palace, even as he was dodging wedding questions.
The second is a set of understandings and commitments among the major advanced and developing countries to rebalance the global economy in order to restore aggregate demand and growth.
Indeed, Europe has a large set of tools at its disposal; it just needs to figure out how to use them.
Aerial photographers were called in, and a large budget was set aside.
Hu's trip is likely follow the example set by Wen.
Moreover, the renminbi remains non-convertible for most capital transactions, China's financial markets are primitive, and trading margins for the exchange rate are still set daily by the monetary authorities.
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