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- verbset (verb) · sets (third person present) · set (past tense) · set (past participle) · setting (present participle)
- put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position:"Dana set the mug of tea down" · "Catherine set a chair by the bed"
- (be set)be situated or fixed in a specified place or position:"the village was set among olive groves on a hill"
- represent (a story, play, movie, or scene) as happening at a specified time or in a specified place:"a spy novel set in Berlin"
- mount a precious stone in (something, typically a piece of jewelry):"a bracelet set with emeralds"
- mount (a precious stone) in something:"a huge square-cut emerald set in platinum"
- printingarrange (type) as required:"the compositors refused to set the type for an editorial"
- printingarrange the type for (a piece of text):"article headings will be set in Times fourteen point"
- prepare (a table) for a meal by placing cutlery, dishes, etc., on it in their proper places:"she set the table and began breakfast"
- cause (a hen) to sit on eggs:"you had to set the clucking hens"
- put (a seed or plant) in the ground to grow:"I set the plants in shallow hollows to facilitate watering"
- sailingput (a sail) up in position to catch the wind. See also set sail below."a safe distance from shore all sails were set"
- put or bring into a specified state:"the hostages were set free" · "plunging oil prices set in motion an economic collapse in Houston"Similar:get under wayget goingget in operationget working/functioningstart/get/set the ball rollingtrigger offspark off
- cause (someone or something) to start doing something:"the incident set me thinking"
- instruct (someone) to do something:"he'll set a man to watch you"
- give someone (a task):"the problem we have been set"
- devise (a test) and give it to someone to do.
- establish as (an example) for others to follow, copy, or try to achieve:"the scheme sets a precedent for other companies"
- establish (a record):"his time in the 25-meter freestyle set a national record"
- decide on:"they set a date for a full hearing at the end of February"
- fix (a price, value, or limit) on something:"the unions had set a limit on the size of the temporary workforce"
- adjust (a clock or watch), typically to show the right time:"set your watch immediately to local time at your destination" · "to revert to an old style would be to try to set back the clock and deny the progress which had been made"
- adjust (an alarm clock) to sound at the required time:"I usually set my alarm clock for eight"
- adjust (a device or its controls) so that it performs a particular operation:"you have to be careful not to set the volume too high"
- electronicscause (a binary device) to enter the state representing the numeral 1.
- harden into a solid or semisolid state:"cook for a further thirty-five minutes until the filling has set"Opposite:
- arrange (the hair) while damp so that it dries in the required style:"she had set her hair on small rollers"
- put parts of (a broken or dislocated bone or limb) into the correct position for healing:"he lined up the bones and set the arm"
- (of a bone) be restored to its normal condition by knitting together again after being broken:"dogs' bones soon set"
- (with reference to a person's face) assume or cause to assume a fixed or rigid expression:"her features never set into a civil parade of attention" · "Travis's face was set as he looked up"
- (of the eyes) become fixed in position or in the feeling they are expressing:"his bright eyes set in an expression of mocking amusement"
- (of a hunting dog) adopt a rigid attitude indicating the presence of game.
- (of a tide or current) take or have a specified direction or course:"a fair tide can be carried well past Land's End before the stream sets to the north"
- NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISHstart (a fire):"the school had been broken into and the fire had been set"
- (of blossom or a tree) develop into or produce (fruit):"wait until first flowers have set fruit before planting out the peppers"
- (of fruit) develop from blossom:"once fruits have set, feed weekly with a high potash liquid tomato fertilizer"
- (of a plant) produce (seed):"the herb has flowered and started to set seed"
- dialectsit:"a perfect lady—just set in her seat and stared"
OriginOld English settan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zetten, German setzen, also to sit.nounset (noun) · sets (plural noun) · dead set (noun) · dead sets (plural noun)- a group or collection of things that belong together or resemble one another or are usually found together:"a set of false teeth" · "a new cell with two sets of chromosomes" · "a spare set of clothes"
- a collection of implements, containers, or other objects customarily used together for a specific purpose:"an electric fondue set"
- a group of people with common interests or occupations or of similar social status:"it was a fashionable haunt of the literary set"
- (in tennis, darts, and other games) a group of games counting as a unit toward a match, only the player or side that wins a defined number or proportion of the games being awarded a point toward the final score:"he took the first set 6-3"
- (in jazz or popular music) a sequence of songs or pieces performed together and constituting or forming part of a live show or recording:"a short four-song set"
- a group of people making up the required number for a square dance or similar country dance.
- a fixed number of repetitions of a particular bodybuilding exercise. Compare with rep."making sure that you perform 3 sets of at least 8 repetitions"
- mathematicslogica collection of distinct entities regarded as a unit, being either individually specified or (more usually) satisfying specified conditions:"the set of all positive integers"
- the posture or attitude of a part of the body, typically in relation to the impression this gives of a person's feelings or intentions:"the determined set of her upper torso"
- the flow of a current or tide in a particular direction:"the rudder kept the dinghy straight against the set of the tide"
- a setter's pointing in the presence of game.
- the alternating outward inclinations of the teeth of a saw.
- a warp or bend in wood, metal, or another material caused by continued strain or pressure.
- a radio or television receiver:"a TV set"
- an arrangement of the hair when damp so that it dries in the required style:"a shampoo and set"
- a cutting, young plant, or bulb used in the propagation of new plants.
- a young fruit that has just formed.
- the last coat of plaster on a wall.
- printingthe amount of spacing in type controlling the distance between letters.
- the width of a piece of type.
- variant spelling of sett
Originlate Middle English: partly from Old French sette, from Latin secta ‘sect’, partly from set.adjectiveset (adjective)- (of a view or habit) unlikely to change:"I've been on my own a long time and I'm rather set in my ways"Opposite:
- (of a person's expression) held for an unnaturally long time without changing, typically as a reflection of determination:"Iris was staring in front of her with a set expression"
- (of a meal or menu in a restaurant) offered at a fixed price with a limited choice of dishes:"a three-course set menu"
- having a conventional or predetermined wording; formulaic. See also set phrase."witnesses often delivered their testimony according to a set speech"
- ready, prepared, or likely to do something:"the first family was set for a quiet night of rest" · "both are all set to get married" · "water costs look set to increase"Opposite:
- (set against)firmly opposed to:"an approach set against tradition and authority"Similar:opposed toaverse tohostile toin opposition toresistant toantipathetic tounsympathetic to
- (set on)determined to do (something):"he's set on marrying that girl"Similar:determined tointent onbent onhell bent oncommitted to the idea ofresolved toresolute aboutinsistent about/onOpposite:
Originlate Old English, past participle of set. - People also ask
- A set phrase is an expression whose wording is subject to little or no variation, and which may or may not be idiomatic123. A set phrase is always used in the same form and its meaning cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up12. For example, "by the way" and "once upon a time" are set phrases.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.set phrase - an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it upwww.thefreedictionary.com/set+phrase
set phrase. noun. /ˌset ˈfreɪz/. /ˌset ˈfreɪz/. jump to other results. a phrase that is always used in the same form. Don't worry about the grammar, just learn this as a set phrase. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/engli…set phrase (plural set phrases) (grammar) An established expression whose wording is subject to little or no variation, and which may or may not be idiomatic. quotations ▼en.wiktionary.org/wiki/set_phrase - See moreSee all on Wikipedia
Phraseme - Wikipedia
A phraseme, also called a set phrase, fixed expression, idiomatic phrase, multiword expression (in computational linguistics), or idiom, is a multi-word or multi-morphemic utterance whose components include at least one that is selectionally constrained or restricted by linguistic … See more
Phrasemes can be broken down into groups based on their compositionality (whether or not the meaning they express is the sum of the meaning of their parts) and the type of selectional restrictions that are placed on their … See more
1. ^ Cowie, A.P. (ed.) (1998). Phraseology: Theory, Analysis, and Applications. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
2. ^ Dobrovol'skij, Dmitri O. & Elisabeth Piirainen (2005). Figurative Language: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Linguistic Perspectives. … See moreAlthough the discussion of phrasemes centres largely on multi-word expressions such as those illustrated above, phrasemes are known to exist on the morphological level … See more
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