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set
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- pronunciation:
- set
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, adjective
- phrases:
- all set, dead set against, set about, set aside, set down, set fire to, set forth, set in, set off, set on fire, set out, set up
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun, adjective), Word Explorer, Grammatical Patterns
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
sets, setting, set |
definition 1: |
to put in a particular position or location.
She set the vase of flowers on the table by the window.- synonyms:
- lay, place, posit, put
- similar words:
- deposit, locate, pitch, position, rest, site, situate, station, stick
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definition 2: |
to put into a particular state.
They set the wild bird free.[verb + smby/smth + noun/adj
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- synonyms:
- make, put
- similar words:
- drive, fix, lay, place, throw
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definition 3: |
to start or be the cause of (someone or something) becoming engaged in some action.
Reading that article set me thinking about my own retirement someday.[verb + smby/smth + present participle
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The war set the wheels of industry turning.[verb + smby/smth + present participle
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definition 4: |
to equip or arrange so as to make ready for use.
Please set the table for lunch.- synonyms:
- arrange, lay, prepare
- antonyms:
- clear
- similar words:
- adapt, array, assemble, equip, fix, furnish, order, organize, pitch, prime, spread
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definition 5: |
to prepare (hair) for styling by using curlers, chemical preparations, and related items.
The hairdresser washes and sets my mother's hair once a week.- similar words:
- curl, perm, style
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definition 6: |
to determine; fix.
The market sets the price on these items.Her mother set a limit on her spending.- synonyms:
- determine, fix, prescribe
- similar words:
- appoint, assign, decide, define, establish, pitch
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definition 7: |
to appoint to perform a particular task.
She set the children to washing the dishes.- synonyms:
- appoint, assign
- similar words:
- allocate, charge, designate, direct, entrust, name, relegate
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definition 8: |
to establish.
The manager set a goal for the employees.- synonyms:
- assign, establish, fix, found, institute
- similar words:
- assess, create, impose, locate, pitch, place, root, start
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definition 9: |
to adjust for proper operation or accuracy.
The mechanic set the timing on the engine.- synonyms:
- adjust, align, regulate
- similar words:
- adapt, arrange, calibrate, fix, right
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definition 10: |
to put gems or the like on; stud.
The pendant was set with jewels.- synonyms:
- stud
- similar words:
- adorn, bedeck, bejewel, embed, ornament
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definition 11: |
to cause to be rigid or fixed in position.
He set his jaw in anger.- synonyms:
- fix, rigidify, stiffen, tighten
- similar words:
- firm, harden, solidify, steady
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definition 12: |
to put (a broken bone) back in place.
The doctor set two broken legs that night.- similar words:
- fix, join, knit, mend
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related words: |
arm, bait, bind, cock, dictate, dress, home, install, institute, lead, orient, pace, pose, prepare, prescribe, put, quote, ready, root, scale, space, stand, stipulate, time, tune, turn |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition 1: |
to go below the horizon; sink.
We will arrive before the sun sets.- synonyms:
- drop, sink
- antonyms:
- rise
- similar words:
- descend, dip, disappear, go down, lower
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definition 2: |
to become hard or solid.
Keep the gelatin desserts in the refrigerator until they set completely.- synonyms:
- firm, harden, solidify, stiffen
- antonyms:
- melt
- similar words:
- cement, coagulate, cohere, concrete, congeal, fix, take, thicken
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definition 3: |
of a hen, to sit on eggs.
- synonyms:
- brood
- similar words:
- sit
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related words: |
bind, clot, graft, stick |
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phrase: |
set about, set aside, set down, set fire to, set forth, set in, set off, set on fire, set out, set up |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a group of related objects that are used together.
a set of wrenches
- synonyms:
- kit, suite
- similar words:
- battery, collection, group, service, system
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definition 2: |
a group of works, usu. by one author and sold as a unit.
- synonyms:
- collection
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definition 3: |
the scenery that provides the background for a theatrical performance or movie.
- synonyms:
- scenery, setting
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definition 4: |
a radio or television receiver.
- synonyms:
- receiver
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definition 5: |
bearing; posture.
the set of her facial expression- synonyms:
- bearing, cast, poise, port, posture
- similar words:
- pose
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definition 6: |
in tennis, a series of games classed as the principal unit of a match, with the winner of most sets winning the match.
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definition 7: |
in math, a collection of points, numbers, or objects that satisfy a given condition and thus become a class.
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related words: |
arrangement, array, background, band, batch, bunch, camp, cast, category, chain, class, classification, combination, crowd, expression, kind, kit, lot, mold, monitor, outfit, pack, package, pair, tube |
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part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
already established; fixed.
We meet at a set time every day.We have a set procedure for handling this kind of problem."How do you do?" is a set expression.- synonyms:
- definite, fixed, prearranged
- antonyms:
- changing, fresh, original, unspecified, variable
- similar words:
- arranged, rigid, settled, specified
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definition 2: |
of a person, rigid; unchanging.
She is set in her ideas.He is set in his ways.- synonyms:
- firm, immovable, iron, obdurate, rigid, steadfast, unyielding
- antonyms:
- changeable, flexible, varying
- similar words:
- fixed, hardened, inflexible, narrow, obstinate, stubborn
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definition 3: |
prepared; ready.
Are we set to leave now?- synonyms:
- prepared, ready
- antonyms:
- unprepared
- similar words:
- armed, game, prepped, primed, ripe
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related words: |
accustomed, bent, due, firm, habitual, opinionated, specific, standard, stationary, steady, uncompromising, usual |
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phrase: |
all set, dead set against |
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