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¨
to set off
[phrase form: set]
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āĻ¸āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to make something operate, especially by accident
Transitive: to set off a system or mechanism
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She set the security system off by entering the wrong access code.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻ
ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸ āĻā§āĻĄ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒāĻĨā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽāĻž
to start a journey
Intransitive: to set off on a journey | to set off for a journey
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The family set off for their vacation in the mountains, filled with excitement.
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĨ¤
03
āĻ¸āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĢā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to activate a bomb, an explosive, etc.
Intransitive
Transitive: to set off an explosive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They set off the fireworks display at the stroke of midnight to celebrate the New Year.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻāĻ° āĻāĻĻāĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ¤āĻļāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to complement the appearance of something, making it look more appealing
Transitive: to set off appearance of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The arrangement of flowers on the table sets off the dining area beautifully.
āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻ¸āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĢā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§āĨ¤
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āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to be the first cause of a chain of events, actions, or reactions that unfold unexpectedly
Transitive: to set off events or actions
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The unexpected news set off a wave of shock and concern among the community.
āĻ
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻļāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻ¤āĻ°āĻā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to subtract certain expenses from one's tax amount
Transitive: to set off an expense
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Homeowners often find that mortgage interest and property tax deductions can help set off the overall cost of owning a house.
āĻā§āĻšāĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
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āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to intentionally provoke a reaction or response
Transitive: to set off a reaction
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The controversial decision set off a wave of criticism from various stakeholders.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻāĻšā§āĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ°āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĸā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
