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Meaning set out meaning

What does set out mean?

set out

— verb (= get down, begin, get, start) take the first step or steps in carrying out an action We began working at dawn Who will start? Get working as soon as the sun rises! The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia He began early in the day Let's get down to work now — verb (= lay out) lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line lay out the clothes lay out the arguments — verb (= take off) leave The family took off for Florida

Synonyms set out synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as set out?

set out English » English

start leave depart start out set off begin set forth lay out set about go out go get down start off get commence take off part go away dry undertake take show set sail set sally forth rise range put move head out going out go forth get up get under way get out get off embark on begin a journey array arrange arise work out walk wake up wage venture top out take to take the road take leave

Topics set out topics

What do people use set out to talk about?

Language and thought Communication Say Talk about a subject

Explain

What words refer to explaining something completely?

set out

Physical actions Move Move toward something

Leave

What words refer to leaving a place?

leave depart departure go away withdraw take your leave scram skedaddle beat it set out hit the road quit (a place) absent yourself slip away vacate make yourself scarce

Physical actions

Arrange

What words refer to arranging things?

arrange align array dispose lay out line up order put in order range set out concatenate

Examples set out examples

How do I use set out in a sentence?

Simple sentences

We set out on our journey full of hope.

Movie subtitles

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.

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