set
set
sɛt
set
/sɛt/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "set"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

to put something or someone somewhere or in a certain position
Transitive: to set sth somewhere
to set definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He set the cup of coffee down carefully.
āϏ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇ āĻ•āĻĢāĻŋāϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāϟāĻŋ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
1.1

āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to place the events of a play, movie, novel, etc. in a particular time or place
Transitive: to set a narrative somewhere | to set a narrative point in time
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The movie is set in a charming small town.
āϏāĻŋāύ⧇āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇ āϏ⧇āϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
1.2

āϰ⧋āĻĒāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to place a seed or young plant in the ground for it to grow
Transitive: to set a seed or plant somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He set sunflower plants along the fence to create a vibrant border.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻžāύāĻž āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāϰāĻžāĻŦāϰ āϏ⧂āĻ°ā§āϝāĻŽā§āĻ–ā§€ āĻ—āĻžāĻ› āĻĒā§‹āρāϤāĻžāĨ¤
1.3

āϏ⧇āϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to format and arrange text and images on a computer or machine for printing in books, newspapers, or other publications
Transitive: to set the text and images of a page
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We need to set the text and illustrations before sending the document to the printer.
āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰ⧇ āĻĄāϕ⧁āĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻžāύ⧋āϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻŸā§‡āĻ•ā§āϏāϟ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āχāϞāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰ⧇āĻļāύ āϏ⧇āϟ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
1.4

āĻŦāϏāĻžāύ⧋, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to place a precious gemstone into a jewelry piece
Transitive: to set a gemstone in a jewelry piece
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He carefully set the emerald in the necklace's pendant.
āϏ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇ āύ⧇āĻ•āϞ⧇āϏ⧇āϰ āĻĒ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āύāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
02

āϏ⧇āϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžā§āϜāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to adjust something to be in a suitable or desired condition for a specific purpose or use
Transitive: to set sth to a desirable state | to set sth
to set definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Set the oven timer for 30 minutes.
āĻ“āϭ⧇āύ āϟāĻžāχāĻŽāĻžāϰ 30 āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŸā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏ⧇āϟ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤
2.1

āϏāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to arrange and place tableware, such as plates, forks, spoons, and knives, on a table in preparation for a meal
Transitive: to set a table
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Please set a spot for your sister; dinner will be ready soon.
āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§‹āύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏ⧇āϟ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ; āĻĄāĻŋāύāĻžāϰ āĻļā§€āĻ˜ā§āϰāχ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
2.2

āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to decide or determine the specific time, place, or manner in which something will occur or be done
Transitive: to set the conditions of an event
to set definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She set the location for the picnic in the park.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ•āύāĻŋāϕ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
03

āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āϤ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ…āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

(of the sun or other celestial objects) to move out of view when going below the horizon
Intransitive
to set definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
It 's always peaceful to watch the sun set after a long day.
āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘ āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āϏ⧂āĻ°ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āϤ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤
04

āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

to put or place someone or something in a specified state
Complex Transitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The teacher set the classroom in order before the students arrived, ensuring a conducive learning environment.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ• āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāϏāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻļā§āϰ⧇āĻŖāĻŋāĻ•āĻ•ā§āώāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϜāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āύ⧁āϕ⧂āϞ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
4.1

āϜāĻŽāĻž, āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

(of a liquid) to assume a solid or hardened form
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After a few hours, the cement began to set.
āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ• āϘāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻž āĻĒāϰ⧇, āϏāĻŋāĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
4.2

āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to reset broken or dislocated bones before the cast, brace, or splint is put on and without cutting the skin open
Transitive: to set bones
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She watched as the doctor carefully set her fractured finger.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āϞ⧇āύ āĻĄāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ­āĻžāĻ™āĻž āφāϙ⧁āϞ āϏ⧇āϟ āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
4.3

āϏ⧇āϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to cause someone or something to start doing something
Ditransitive: to set sb/sth doing sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The question set him pondering the answer.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύāϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
4.4

āϏ⧇āϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to arrange wet hair in a way that stays the same after being dried
Transitive: to set hair
to set definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After washing her hair, she used clips to set it in sections.
āϤāĻžāϰ āϚ⧁āϞ āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ, āϏ⧇ āϏ⧇āϗ⧁āϞ⧋āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāϗ⧇ āϏ⧇āϟ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻŋāĻĒ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
4.5

āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϏ⧇āϰ⧇ āĻ“āĻ āĻž

(of bones) to heal and return to their normal condition after a fracture
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After the accident, his fractured leg set perfectly, and he was able to walk again.
āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āϘāϟāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ­āĻžāĻ™āĻž āĻĒāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏ⧇āϰ⧇ āωāϠ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏ⧇ āφāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāρāϟāϤ⧇ āϏāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05

āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to fix something in a way that establishes an example for others to copy or try to accomplish
Transitive: to set a model
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His leadership skills set the model for effective management.
āϤāĻžāϰ āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŽāĻĄā§‡āϞ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
5.1

āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to achieve the best result in something, particularly in sports, competition, etc.
Transitive: to set a record
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The team set a high score in the basketball game.
āĻĻāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϟāĻŦāϞ āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āωāĻšā§āϚ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧋āϰ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
06

āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to assign someone a task, goal, or target to complete
Transitive: to set a task or goal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They set a task for the team to brainstorm new ideas.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻāϞāϕ⧇ āύāϤ⧁āύ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
6.1

āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to create or formulate questions or tasks for an examination or assessment
Transitive: to set questions or tests
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The textbook author sets exercises at the end of each chapter.
āĻĒāĻžāĻ ā§āϝāĻĒ⧁āĻ¸ā§āϤāϕ⧇āϰ āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻļ⧇āώ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύ⧀ āϏ⧇āϟ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
07

āĻĢāϞ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦā§€āϜ āωāĻ¤ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(of blossoms, trees, or plants) to produce fruit or seeds
Transitive: to set fruit or seeds
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The warm spring weather helped the peach trees set a bountiful crop.
āωāĻˇā§āĻŖ āĻŦāϏāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇āϰ āφāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§€āϚ āĻ—āĻžāĻ›āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϚ⧁āϰ āĻĢāϏāϞ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
7.1

āϧāϰāĻž, āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(of fruit) to form and develop on a plant
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Once the cherry blossoms fell, the cherries began to set on the tree.
āĻšā§‡āϰāĻŋ āĻĢ⧁āϞ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ⧇, āĻ—āĻžāϛ⧇ āĻšā§‡āϰāĻŋ āϧāϰāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
08

āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to determine a particular price or value for something
Transitive: to set a price or value
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He set a reasonable budget for the project.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—āϤ āĻŦāĻžāĻœā§‡āϟ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
09

āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϞāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻž, āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻ­āĻžāϰ⧀āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž

to have a strong and noticeable impact or effect on someone or something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The news set heavily on my mind, leaving me feeling anxious.
āĻ–āĻŦāϰāϟāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŽāύ⧇ āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧇āϛ⧇, āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āωāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ—ā§āύ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
10

āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to adopt a fixed or unchanging facial expression that reflects a specific emotion or attitude
Intransitive: to set in an expression | to set into an expression
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The child's face set in a pout when told it was time for bed.
āĻļā§‹āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϞ⧇ āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϟāĻŋāϰ āĻŽā§āĻ– āĻ–āĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
10.1

āĻ›āĻžāĻĒāĻž, āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to make someone's face show a certain emotion or attitude
Transitive: to set an expression on someone's face
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His stern reprimand set a look of seriousness on their faces.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āϤāĻŋāϰāĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽā§āϖ⧇ āĻ—āĻŽā§āĻ­ā§€āϰāϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāĻ­āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
11

āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āχāĻļāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(of hunting dogs) to stop and point at where one senses wild animals, like birds or rabbits
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The experienced pointer dog knew how to set gracefully, leading the hunter to the quail.
āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻœā§āĻž āĻĒāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āϕ⧁āϕ⧁āϰāϟāĻŋ āϜāĻžāύāϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĻāĻžāρāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀āϕ⧇ āϕ⧋āϝāĻŧ⧇āϞ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
12

āϧāĻžāϰāĻžāϞ⧋ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϤ⧀āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make something sharper or improve its cutting ability, typically through grinding or honing
Transitive: to set a blade or tool
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Before starting the task, I have to set my tools to ensure they're sharp enough.
āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇, āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāϰāĻžā§āϜāĻžāĻŽāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϧāĻžāϰāĻžāϞ⧋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇ āϝāĻžāϤ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϝāĻĨ⧇āĻˇā§āϟ āϧāĻžāϰāĻžāϞ⧋āĨ¤
13

āĻĒā§‹āρāϤāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to push a nail or screw into a material, like wood or metal, so that it is below the surface
Transitive: to set a nail or screw
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The goal is to set the fastener evenly.
āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āĻšāϞ āĻĢāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āύāĻžāϰāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāĨ¤
14

āϏāĻŋāĻ™ā§āĻ•ā§āϰ⧋āύāĻžāχāϜāĻĄ āύāĻžāĻšā§‡āϰ āύāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϚāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāϤāĻŋ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϕ⧋āϰāĻŋāĻ“āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to perform synchronized dance movements with a partner, facing each other and following a set pattern of steps
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
During the square dance, they set with enthusiasm, moving gracefully.
āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ— āύāĻžāĻšā§‡āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āωāĻ¤ā§āϏāĻžāĻšā§‡āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏ⧇āϟ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϚāϞāĻžāĻĢ⧇āϰāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
15

āĻ…āĻ—ā§āϰāϏāϰ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to have a specified direction of motion or flow
Intransitive: to set to a direction
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The compass needle sets towards the magnetic north.
āĻ•āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāρāϟāĻž āϚ⧌āĻŽā§āĻŦāϕ⧀āϝāĻŧ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϏ⧇āϟ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
16

āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to position or place oneself ready for a specific action or activity
Transitive: to set oneself
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The sprinter set herself at the starting line.
āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϕ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋāĻ‚ āϞāĻžāχāύ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
17

āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϜāĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(with reference to the card game bridge) to prevent the opposing team from winning the tricks they promised to win in their contract
Transitive: to set an opponent
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We set the opponents by taking all the tricks.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞ āύāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āώāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
18

āϏāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋, āϏāĻœā§āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to decorate, embellish, or adorn something with objects
Transitive: to set sth with ornaments
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The cake was beautifully set with edible flowers.
āϕ⧇āĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ­ā§‹āĻœā§āϝ āĻĢ⧁āϞ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻœā§āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
19

āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to release or scatter something into the air so that they are carried away by the wind
Transitive: to set sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The child set the bubbles to the wind, giggling as they floated away.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϟāĻŋ āĻŦ⧁āĻĻāĻŦ⧁āĻĻāϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧇ āϛ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϭ⧇āϏ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻ–āĻŋāϞāĻ–āĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻšāĻžāϏāϤ⧇ āϞāĻžāĻ—āϞāĨ¤
01

āϏ⧇āϟ, āĻŽāĻžā§āϚ

a stage where a play is performed or a location where a motion picture is recorded
set definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After weeks of preparation, the film crew finally arrived on set, ready to begin shooting the highly anticipated action movie.
āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšā§‡āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāϰ, āϚāϞāĻšā§āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻ•ā§āϰ⧁ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļ⧇āώ⧇ āϏ⧇āϟ-āĻ āĻĒ⧌āρāϛ⧇āϛ⧇, āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāϤ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻļāύ āĻŽā§āĻ­āĻŋāϰ āĻļ⧁āϟāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤāĨ¤
02

āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϚāĻ•ā§āϰ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĻāϞ

an informal association or group of people
set definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The club was a tight-knit set of enthusiasts.
āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻŦāϟāĻŋ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āωāĻ¤ā§āϏāĻžāĻšā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĻ⧃āĻĸāĻŧ āĻĻāϞāĨ¤
03

āϏ⧇āϟ, āĻ—ā§āϰ⧁āĻĒ

(mathematics) a group of things that belong together because of having some similarities
set definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The set of even numbers includes 2, 4, 6, and so on.
āĻœā§‹āĻĄāĻŧ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāϰ āϏ⧇āϟ-āĻ 2, 4, 6, āχāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻĻāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĨ¤
04

āϏ⧇āϟ, āϏāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϜ

a series of exercises performed consecutively in physical training
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The trainer designed a set of exercises for core strength.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ• āϕ⧋āϰ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϜ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻžāχāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
05

āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ, āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ

the act of placing or positioning something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He performed the set of the telescope on the tripod.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŸā§āϰāĻžāχāĻĒāĻĄā§‡ āĻŸā§‡āϞāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϕ⧋āĻĒāϟāĻŋ āϏ⧇āϟ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
06

āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ, āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻšāĻ•

an electronic device for receiving or transmitting radio or television signals
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The radio set in the kitchen picked up distant stations.
āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āύāĻžāϘāϰ⧇āϰ āϏ⧇āϟ āϰ⧇āĻĄāĻŋāĻ“ āĻĻā§‚āϰ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻļāύāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϧāϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
07

āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤāĻŋ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖāϤāĻž

a temporary mental or behavioral readiness to respond in a particular way
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Cognitive tests showed a set for problem-solving.
āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
08

āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖāϤāĻž, āĻā§‹āρāĻ•

a relatively enduring tendency or inclination to react in a specific way
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His emotional set affects his responses to stress.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ• āϏ⧇āϟ āϤāĻžāϰ āϚāĻžāĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
09

āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āϤ, āĻĄā§āĻŦ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

the going down of a celestial body below the horizon
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The moon 's set occurred shortly after midnight.
āϚāĻžāρāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāϰāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻĒāϰ⧇āχ āϘāĻŸā§‡āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
10

āϏ⧇āϟ, āϗ⧁āĻšā§āĻ›

a group of things of the same type that belong or are used together in some way
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The chess set was handcrafted and elegantly designed.
āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻž āϏ⧇āϟ āϟāĻŋ āĻšāĻ¸ā§āϤāύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻžāχāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
11

āϏ⧇āϟ, āϏ⧇āĻĨ

an Egyptian deity depicted with the head of a beast with high square ears and a long snout, brother and murderer of Osiris
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Ancient texts describe Set's conflict with Osiris.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āύ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻ¨ā§āĻĨāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϏ⧇āϟ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ“āϏāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϏ⧇āϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻŦ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
12

āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϜāĻŽāĻžāϟ āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻž

the process of becoming hard, solid, or fixed through cooling, drying, or crystallization
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The jelly is ready after its set in the fridge.
āĻœā§‡āϞāĻŋ āĻĢā§āϰāĻŋāĻœā§‡ āϜāĻŽā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
13

āϏ⧇āϟ, āϖ⧇āϞāĻž

a unit of play in tennis, squash, or similar sports, typically consisting of a sequence of games
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The match went to five sets.
āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāϚāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāρāϚ āϏ⧇āϟ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
14

āϏ⧇āϟ, āϧāĻžāϰāĻž

a collection of musical pieces or songs performed consecutively during a performance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Each set at the concert lasted about 30 minutes.
āĻ•āύāϏāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŸā§‡ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϏ⧇āϟ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ 30 āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāϟ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
15

āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϜ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏ⧇āϟ

a specific combination of cards a player aims to collect, often consisting of three or more cards of the same rank, suit, or a defined sequence
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Collecting a set of hearts gave her extra points.
āĻšā§ƒāĻĻāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏ⧇āϟ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ•āϰāĻž āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻĒāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
16

āϏ⧇āϟ, āϖ⧇āϞāĻž

(volleyball) a series of points played until one team reaches 25 points with a two-point lead
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The coach called a timeout during the set.
āϕ⧋āϚ āϏ⧇āϟ āĻāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϟāĻžāχāĻŽāφāωāϟ āĻĄā§‡āϕ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
17

āĻĒāĻžāϏ, āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāĻžāϏ

the action of accurately passing the ball to a teammate to enable an offensive play in volleyball
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His set was too high for the hitter to reach.
āϤāĻžāϰ āϏ⧇āϟ āĻšāĻŋāϟāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ āύāĻžāĻ—āĻžāϞ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻžāχāϰ⧇ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
01

āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ, āϏāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋

prepared or likely prepared for something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The team felt set for the competition after weeks of rigorous training and practice.
āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§€ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ“ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻĻāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻŦā§‹āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ, āĻĻ⧃āĻĸāĻŧ

fixed, firm, or immovable
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His expression was set, showing no emotion.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϕ⧋āύāĻ“ āφāĻŦ⧇āĻ— āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āύāĻžāĨ¤
03

āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāϤ

located, positioned, or situated in a particular place
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The restaurant is set in a charming part of town.
āϰ⧇āĻ¸ā§āϤ⧋āϰāĻžāρāϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāύ⧋āϰāĻŽ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
04

āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ, āϏāĻœā§āϜāĻŋāϤ

arranged, organized, or planned in advance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The itinerary was set for the week-long tour.
āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§€ āϏāĻĢāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ­ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻž āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05

āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŽāĻŋāϤ, āϞ⧁āĻ•āĻžāύ⧋

(of a celestial body) positioned or lying below the horizon
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The moon hung set below the eastern hills.
āϚāĻžāρāĻĻāϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
06

āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇

hardened or converted to a solid form
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The glue is set and can no longer be adjusted.
āφāĻ āĻž āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžā§āϜāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āύāĻžāĨ¤
07

āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāϤ, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ

decided, determined, or established by authority or prior agreement
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A set schedule ensures smooth operations.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāϏ⧂āĻšā§€ āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

inset
reset
set
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