āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
set down
/sËÉt dËaĘn/
to set down
[phrase form: set]
01
āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻž, āĻ¨āĻĨāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to write thoughts or information on paper
Transitive: to set down thoughts or information
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Please set the key points of the meeting down in the minutes.
āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻš āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻŽā§āĻ˛ āĻĒāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž
to place something in a specific location
Transitive: to set down sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Can you please set the groceries down by the kitchen counter?
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨?
03
āĻŦāĻ¸āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž
to place someone into a sitting position
Transitive: to set down sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Please set down the elderly lady in the waiting area.
āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤
04
āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to safely bring an aircraft to the ground or on water
Transitive: to set down an aircraft
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
After a long journey, the captain set the seaplane down on the calm lake.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°, āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻšā§āĻ°āĻĻā§ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
05
āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
(of a vehicle) to stop and let passengers get off
Dialect
British
BritishTransitive: to set down sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Please set me down at the next bus stop; I need to get off there.
āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻĒā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨; āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
06
āĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§ āĻāĻ¸āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽāĻž
to disembark from a ship or boat and go ashore onto land
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
After a long voyage, the passengers were eager to set down on the sandy shores of the tropical island.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§, āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻĻāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
07
āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to view someone or something in a particular way
Transitive: to set down sb/sth as sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The judge set down the defendant's actions as a clear violation of the law.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ āĻāĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ˛āĻā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
set down
01
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻāĻŦ
not capable of being applied
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
