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verb (used with object), set, set·ting.

to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.

to place in a particular position or posture: Set the baby on his feet.

to place in some relation to something or someone: We set a supervisor over the new workers.

to put into some condition: to set a house on fire.

to put or apply: to set fire to a house.

to put in the proper position: to set a chair back on its feet.

to put in the proper or desired order or condition for use: to set a trap.

to distribute or arrange china, silver, etc., for use on (a table): to set the table for dinner.

to place (the hair, especially when wet) on rollers, in clips, or the like, so that the hair will assume a particular style.

to put (a price or value) upon something: He set $7500 as the right amount for the car.The teacher sets a high value on neatness.

to fix the value of at a certain amount or rate; value: He set the car at $500.She sets neatness at a high value.

to post, station, or appoint for the purpose of performing some duty: to set spies on a person.

to determine or fix definitely: to set a time limit.

to resolve or decide upon: to set a wedding date.

to cause to pass into a given state or condition: to set one’s mind at rest;to set a prisoner free.

to direct or settle resolutely or wishfully: to set one’s mind to a task.

to present as a model; place before others as a standard: to set a good example.

to establish for others to follow: to set a fast pace.

to prescribe or assign, as a task.

to adjust (a mechanism) so as to control its performance.

to adjust the hands of (a clock or watch) according to a certain standard: I always set my watch by the clock in the library.

to adjust (a timer, alarm of a clock, etc.) so as to sound when desired: He set the alarm for seven o’clock.

to fix or mount (a gem or the like) in a frame or setting.

to ornament or stud with gems or the like: a bracelet set with pearls.

to cause to sit; seat: to set a child in a high chair.

to put (a hen) on eggs to hatch them.

to place (eggs) under a hen or in an incubator for hatching.

to place or plant firmly: to set a flagpole in concrete.

to put into a fixed, rigid, or settled state, as the face, muscles, etc.

to fix at a given point or calibration: to set the dial on an oven;to set a micrometer.

to tighten (often followed by up): to set nuts well up.

to cause to take a particular direction: to set one’s course to the south.

Surgery. to put (a broken or dislocated bone) back in position.

(of a hunting dog) to indicate the position of (game) by standing stiffly and pointing with the muzzle.

Music.

to fit, as words to music.
to arrange for musical performance.
to arrange (music) for certain voices or instruments.

Theater.

to arrange the scenery, properties, lights, etc., on (a stage) for an act or scene.
to prepare (a scene) for dramatic performance.

Nautical. to spread and secure (a sail) so as to catch the wind.

Printing.

to arrange (type) in the order required for printing.
to put together types corresponding to (copy); compose in type: to set an article.

Baking. to put aside (a substance to which yeast has been added) in order that it may rise.

to change into curd: to set milk with rennet.

to cause (glue, mortar, or the like) to become fixed or hard.

to urge, goad, or encourage to attack: to set the hounds on a trespasser.

Bridge. to cause (the opposing partnership or their contract) to fall short: We set them two tricks at four spades.Only perfect defense could set four spades.

to affix or apply, as by stamping: The king set his seal to the decree.

to fix or engage (a fishhook) firmly into the jaws of a fish by pulling hard on the line once the fish has taken the bait.

to sharpen or put a keen edge on (a blade, knife, razor, etc.) by honing or grinding.

to fix the length, width, and shape of (yarn, fabric, etc.).

Carpentry. to sink (a nail head) with a nail set.

to bend or form to the proper shape, as a saw tooth or a spring.

to bend the teeth of (a saw) outward from the blade alternately on both sides in order to make a cut wider than the blade itself.

verb (used without object), set, set·ting.

to pass below the horizon; sink: The sun sets early in winter.

to decline; wane.

to assume a fixed or rigid state, as the countenance or the muscles.

(of the hair) to be placed temporarily on rollers, in clips, or the like, in order to assume a particular style: Long hair sets more easily than short hair.

to become firm, solid, or permanent, as mortar, glue, cement, or a dye, due to drying or physical or chemical change.

to sit on eggs to hatch them, as a hen.

to hang or fit, as clothes.

to begin to move; start (usually followed by forth, out, off, etc.).

(of a flower’s ovary) to develop into a fruit.

(of a hunting dog) to indicate the position of game.

to have a certain direction or course, as a wind, current, or the like.

Nautical. (of a sail) to be spread so as to catch the wind.

Printing. (of type) to occupy a certain width: This copy sets to forty picas.

Nonstandard. sit: Come in and set a spell.

noun

the act or state of setting or the state of being set.

a collection of articles designed for use together: a set of china;a chess set.

a collection, each member of which is adapted for a special use in a particular operation: a set of golf clubs;a set of carving knives.

a number, group, or combination of things of similar nature, design, or function: a set of ideas.

a series of volumes by one author, about one subject, etc.

a number, company, or group of persons associated by common interests, occupations, conventions, or status: a set of murderous thieves;the smart set.

the fit, as of an article of clothing: the set of his coat.

fixed direction, bent, or inclination: The set of his mind was obvious.

bearing or carriage: the set of one’s shoulders.

the assumption of a fixed, rigid, or hard state, as by mortar or glue.

the arrangement of the hair in a particular style: How much does the beauty salon charge for a shampoo and set?

a plate for holding a tool or die.

an apparatus for receiving radio or television programs; receiver.

Philately. a group of stamps that form a complete series.

Tennis. a unit of a match, consisting of a group of not fewer than six games with a margin of at least two games between the winner and loser: He won the match in straight sets of 6–3, 6–4, 6–4.

a construction representing a place or scene in which the action takes place in a stage, motion-picture, or television production.

Machinery.

the bending out of the points of alternate teeth of a saw in opposite directions.
a permanent deformation or displacement of an object or part.
a tool for giving a certain form to something, as a saw tooth.

a chisel having a wide blade for dividing bricks.

Horticulture. a young plant, or a slip, tuber, or the like, suitable for planting.

Dance.

the number of couples required to execute a quadrille or the like.
a series of movements or figures that make up a quadrille or the like.

Music.

a group of pieces played by a band, as in a night club, and followed by an intermission.
the period during which these pieces are played.

Bridge. a failure to take the number of tricks specified by one’s contract: Our being vulnerable made the set even more costly.

Nautical.

the direction of a wind, current, etc.
the form or arrangement of the sails, spars, etc., of a vessel.
suit (def. 12).

Psychology. a temporary state of an organism characterized by a readiness to respond to certain stimuli in a specific way.

Mining. a timber frame bracing or supporting the walls or roof of a shaft or stope.

Mathematics. a collection of objects or elements classed together.

Printing. the width of a body of type.

adjective

fixed or prescribed beforehand: a set time;set rules.

specified; fixed: The hall holds a set number of people.

deliberately composed; customary: set phrases.

fixed; rigid: a set smile.

resolved or determined; habitually or stubbornly fixed: to be set in one’s opinions.

completely prepared; ready: Is everyone set?

interjection

Also get set! (in calling the start of a race): Ready! Set! Go!

Verb Phrases

set about,

to begin on; start.
to undertake; attempt.
to assault; attack.

set against,

to cause to be hostile or antagonistic.
to compare or contrast: The advantages must be set against the disadvantages.

set ahead, to set to a later setting or time: Set your clocks ahead one hour.

set apart,

to reserve for a particular purpose.
to cause to be noticed; distinguish: Her bright red hair sets her apart from her sisters.

set aside,

to put to one side; reserve: The clerk set aside the silver brooch for me.
to dismiss from the mind; reject.
to prevail over; discard; annul: to set aside a verdict.

set back,

to hinder; impede.
to turn the hands of (a watch or clock) to show an earlier time: When your plane gets to California, set your watch back two hours.
to reduce to a lower setting: Set back the thermostat before you go to bed.

set by, to save or keep for future use.

set down,

to write or to copy or record in writing or printing.
to consider; estimate: to set someone down as a fool.
to attribute; ascribe: to set a failure down to bad planning.
to put in a position of rest on a level surface.
to humble or humiliate.
to land an airplane: We set down in a heavy fog.
(in horse racing) to suspend (a jockey) from competition because of some offense or infraction of the rules.

set forth,

to give an account of; state; describe: He set forth his theory in a scholarly report.
to begin a journey; start: Columbus set forth with three small ships.

set in,

to begin to prevail; arrive: Darkness set in.
(of winds or currents) to blow or flow toward the shore.

set off,

to cause to become ignited or to explode.
to begin; start.
to intensify or improve by contrast.
to begin a journey or trip; depart.

set on,

Also set upon. to attack or cause to attack: to set one’s dog on a stranger.
to instigate; incite: to set a crew to mutiny.

set out,

to begin a journey or course: to set out for home.
to undertake; attempt: He set out to prove his point.
to design; plan: to set out a pattern.
to define; describe: to set out one’s arguments.
to plant: to set out petunias and pansies.
to lay out (the plan of a building) in actual size at the site.
to lay out (a building member or the like) in actual size.

set to,

to make a vigorous effort; apply oneself to work; begin.
to begin to fight; contend.

set up,

to put upright; raise.
to put into a high or powerful position.
to construct; assemble; erect.
to be assembled or made ready for use: exercise equipment that sets up in a jiffy.
to inaugurate; establish.
to enable to begin in business; provide with means.
Informal. to make a gift of; treat, as to drinks.
Informal. to stimulate; elate.
to propound; plan; advance.
to bring about; cause.
to become firm or hard, as a glue or cement: a paint that sets up within five minutes.
to lead or lure into a dangerous, detrimental, or embarrassing situation, as by deceitful prearrangement or connivance.
to entrap or frame, as an innocent person in a crime or a criminal suspect in a culpable circumstance in order to achieve an arrest.
to arrange the murder or execution of: His partner set him up with the mob.
Bridge. to establish (a suit): to set up spades.

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Idioms about set

all set, Informal. in readiness; prepared: They were at the starting line and all set to begin.

set forward, to turn the hands of (a watch or clock) to show a later time: When your plane lands in New York, set your watch forward two hours.

Origin of set

First recorded before 900; Middle English verb setten, Old English settan; cognate with Old Norse setja, German setzen, Gothic satjan, all from Germanic satjan, causative of setjan “to sit”; Middle English noun in senses denoting the action of setting or the state of being set, fromset, set(t)e, derivative of the verb and its past participle; in senses denoting a group, from Middle English sette, from Old French, from Latin secta (in later use influenced by the verb and Middle Low German gesette “set, suite”); see sit¹; sect

synonym study for set

1. See put. 70. See circle.

words often confused with set

The verbs set and sit1 are similar in form and meaning but different in grammatical use. Set is chiefly transitive and takes an object: Set the dish on the shelf. Its past tense and past participle are also set : Yesterday he set three posts for the fence. The judge has set the date for the trial. Set also has some standard intransitive uses, as “to pass below the horizon” ( The sun sets late in the northern latitudes during the summer ) and “to become firm, solid, etc.” ( This glue sets quickly ). The use of set for sit, “to be seated,” is nonstandard: Pull up a chair and set by me.
Sit is chiefly intransitive and does not take an object: Let’s sit here in the shade. Its past tense and past participle are sat : They sat at the table for nearly two hours. Have they sat down yet? Transitive uses of sit include “to cause to sit” ( Pull up a chair and sit yourself down ) and “to provide seating for” ( The waiter sat us near the window ).

OTHER WORDS FROM set

in·ter·set, verb (used with object), in·ter·set, in·ter·set·ting.mis·set, verb, mis·set, mis·set·ting.self-set, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH set

set , sit (see confusables note at the current entry)

Words nearby set

sestertius, sestet, sestina, Sestos, Sesto San Giovanni, set, seta, set about, setaceous, set against, set an example

Other definitions for set (2 of 2)

noun Egyptian Religion.

the brother and murderer of Osiris, represented as having the form of a donkey or other mammal and regarded as personifying the desert.

Also Seth [seyt] /seɪt/ .

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Words related to set

scene, setting, array, batch, collection, lot, series, apply, establish, fix, head, install, introduce, lay, locate, post, prepare, put, settle, turn

How to use set in a sentence

That means something focused on one exercise, with a clear number of sets and reps.
“He spent more time about who was going to call Fox and yell at them to set them straight than he did on the virus,” she said.
If you’re using it in arid regions, or mostly on smooth trails, you might not get your money’s worth out of a good set of aftermarket tires.
When we look at Threads business model we’re set up to respond very quickly and we have had a strong year.

Set a trapThe next skill set down from hunting with primitive archery tools is trapping.
When cities started adding chlorine to their water supplies, in the early 1900s, it set off public outcry.
Submission is set in a France seven years from now that is dominated by a Muslim president intent on imposing Islamic law.
In the last year, her fusion exercise class has attracted a cult following and become de rigueur among the celebrity set.
I wonder what that lady is doing now, and if she knows what she set in motion with Archer?
Empire will be hate-watched and may set off some conversations on its way from fading from our minds.
You would not think it too much to set the whole province in flames so that you could have your way with this wretched child.
I take the Extream Bells, and set down the six Changes on them thus.
She set off down Trafalgar Road in the mist and the rain, glad that she had been compelled to walk.
Good is set against evil, and life against death: so also is the sinner against a just man.
He set down as the second the golden rule, “Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, do ye even so to them.”

British Dictionary definitions for set (1 of 2)

verb sets, setting or set (mainly tr)

to put or place in position or into a specified state or conditionto set a book on the table; to set someone free

(also intr; foll by to or on) to put or be put (to); apply or be appliedhe set fire to the house; they set the dogs on the scent

to put into order or readiness for use; prepareto set a trap; to set the table for dinner

(also intr) to put, form, or be formed into a jelled, firm, fixed, or rigid statethe jelly set in three hours

(also intr) to put or be put into a position that will restore a normal stateto set a broken bone

to adjust (a clock or other instrument) to a position

to determine or establishwe have set the date for our wedding

to prescribe or allot (an undertaking, course of study, etc)the examiners have set «Paradise Lost»

to arrange in a particular fashion, esp an attractive oneshe set her hair; the jeweller set the diamonds in silver

(of clothes) to hang or fit (well or badly) when worn

Also: set to music to provide music for (a poem or other text to be sung)

Also: set up printing to arrange or produce (type, film, etc) from (text or copy); compose

to arrange (a stage, television studio, etc) with scenery and props

to describe or present (a scene or the background to a literary work, story, etc) in wordshis novel is set in Russia

to present as a model of good or bad behaviour (esp in the phrases set an example, set a good example, set a bad example)

(foll by on or by) to value (something) at a specified price or estimation of worthhe set a high price on his services

(foll by at) to price (the value of something) at a specified sumhe set his services at £300

(also intr) to give or be given a particular directionhis course was set to the East

(also intr) to rig (a sail) or (of a sail) to be rigged so as to catch the wind

(intr) (of the sun, moon, etc) to disappear beneath the horizon

to leave (dough, etc) in one place so that it may prove

to sharpen (a cutting blade) by grinding or honing the angle adjacent to the cutting edge

to displace alternate teeth of (a saw) to opposite sides of the blade in order to increase the cutting efficiency

to sink (the head of a nail) below the surface surrounding it by using a nail set

computing to give (a binary circuit) the value 1

(of plants) to produce (fruits, seeds, etc) after pollination or (of fruits or seeds) to develop after pollination

to plant (seeds, seedlings, etc)

to place (a hen) on (eggs) for the purpose of incubation

(intr) (of a gun dog) to turn in the direction of game, indicating its presence

Scot and Irish to let or leaseto set a house

bridge to defeat (one’s opponents) in their attempt to make a contract

a dialect word for sit

set eyes on to see

noun

the act of setting or the state of being set

a condition of firmness or hardness

bearing, carriage, or posturethe set of a gun dog when pointing

the fit or hang of a garment, esp when worn

the scenery and other props used in and identifying the location of a stage or television production, film, etc

Also called: set width printing

the width of the body of a piece of type
the width of the lines of type in a page or column

nautical

the cut of the sails or the arrangement of the sails, spars, rigging, etc, of a vessel
the direction from which a wind is blowing or towards which a tide or current is moving

psychol a temporary bias disposing an organism to react to a stimulus in one way rather than in others

a seedling, cutting, or similar part that is ready for plantingonion sets

a blacksmith’s tool with a short head similar to a cold chisel set transversely onto a handle and used, when struck with a hammer, for cutting off lengths of iron bars

the direction of flow of water

a mechanical distortion of shape or alignment, such as a bend in a piece of metal

the penetration of a driven pile for each blow of the drop hammer

a variant spelling of sett

adjective

fixed or established by authority or agreementset hours of work

(usually postpositive) rigid or inflexibleshe is set in her ways

unmoving; fixeda set expression on his face

conventional, artificial, or stereotyped, rather than spontaneousshe made her apology in set phrases

(postpositive; foll by on or upon) resolute in intentionhe is set upon marrying

(of a book, etc) prescribed for students’ preparation for an examination

See also set about, set against, set aside, set back, set down, set forth, set in, set off, set on, set out, set to, set up, set upon

Word Origin for set

Old English settan, causative of sittan to sit; related to Old Frisian setta, Old High German sezzan

British Dictionary definitions for set (2 of 2)

noun

a number of objects or people grouped or belonging together, often forming a unit or having certain features or characteristics in commona set of coins; John is in the top set for maths

a group of people who associate together, esp a cliquehe’s part of the jet set

maths logic

Also called: class a collection of numbers, objects, etc, that is treated as an entity: 3, the moon is the set the two members of which are the number 3 and the moon
(in some formulations) a class that can itself be a member of other classes

any apparatus that receives or transmits television or radio signals

tennis squash badminton one of the units of a match, in tennis one in which one player or pair of players must win at least six gamesGraf lost the first set

the number of couples required for a formation dance
a series of figures that make up a formation dance

a band’s or performer’s concert repertoire on a given occasionthe set included no new numbers
a continuous performancethe Who played two sets

verb sets, setting or set

(intr) (in square dancing and country dancing) to perform a sequence of steps while facing towards another dancerset to your partners

(usually tr) to divide into setsin this school we set our older pupils for English

Word Origin for set

C14 (in the obsolete sense: a religious sect): from Old French sette, from Latin secta sect; later sense development influenced by the verb set 1

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Scientific definitions for set

A collection of distinct elements that have something in common. In mathematics, sets are commonly represented by enclosing the members of a set in curly braces, as {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, the set of all positive integers from 1 to 5.

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Other Idioms and Phrases with set

In addition to the idioms beginning with set

set about
set against
set an example
set apart
set a precedent
set aside
set at
set at rest
set back
set back on one’s heels
set back the clock
set by
set down
set eyes on
set fire to
set foot
set forth
set forward
set in
set in motion
set in one’s ways, be
set off
set on
set on a pedestal
set one back
set one back on one’s feet
set one’s back up
set one’s cap for
set one’s face against
set one’s heart on
set one’s mind at rest
set one’s mind on
set one’s seal on
set one’s sights on
set one’s teeth on edge
set on fire
set out
set right
set sail
set store by
set straight
set the pace
set the record straight
set the scene for
set the table
set the wheels in motion
set the world on fire
set to
set tongues wagging
set to rights
set up
set up housekeeping
set upon
set up shop

also see:

all set
dead set against
get set
get (set) someone’s back up
get (set) the ball rolling
lay (set) eyes on
on a pedestal, set
smart set
tongues wagging, set

Also see underput.

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Character	3
Hyphenation	set
Pronunciations	/sɛt/

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What do we mean by set?

A group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used. noun

A group of persons sharing a common interest. noun

A group of books or periodicals published as a unit. noun

A number of couples required for participation in a square dance. noun

The movements constituting a square dance. noun

The scenery constructed for a theatrical performance. noun

The entire enclosure in which a movie is filmed; the sound stage. noun

A session of music, typically dance music, played before an intermission. noun

The music so played. noun

The collective receiving apparatus assembled to operate a radio or television. noun

A collection of distinct elements having specific common properties. noun

A group of games constituting one division or unit of a match, as in tennis. noun

An offensive formation in football or basketball. noun

To put in a specified position or arrangement; place. intransitive verb

To put into a specified state. intransitive verb

To put (something) down, to rest.

To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.

To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.

To start (a fire).

To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot.

To determine or settle.

To adjust.

To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.

To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.

To introduce or describe.

To locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to, geographically or temporally.

To compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge).

To prepare (a stage or film set).

To fit (someone) up in a situation.

To arrange (type).

To devise and assign (work) to.

To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.

To solidify.

To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle.

Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.

To defeat a contract.

(now followed by «out», as in set out) To begin to move; to go forth.

To produce after pollination.

(of fruit) To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.

(Midwestern US) To sit (be in a seated position).

To hunt game with the aid of a setter.

Of a dog, to indicate the position of game.

To apply oneself; to undertake earnestly.

To fit music to words.

To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.

To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.

To have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend.

(country dancing) To acknowledge a dancing partner by facing him or her and moving first to one side and then to the other, while she or he does the opposite.

To place or fix in a setting.

To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare.

To extend and bring into position; to spread.

To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.

To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state.

To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.

To wager in gambling; to risk.

To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.

To value; to rate; used with at.

To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign.

To suit; to become.

Gang, specifically a subsidiary gang. For example, Piru Bloods is a set of the Bloods Gang. Urban Dictionary

When a group of friends get together to chill, drink, smoke and just to have a good time. Urban Dictionary

A set is a specific subdivision of the overall gang. Urban Dictionary

The mathematical set is traditionally known as a collection of objects. It is one of the most general and useful structures in mathematics. Urban Dictionary

A combined stretch of music created by a dj. ussually about an hour to six or even eight hours long.
consist of several songs or beats. Urban Dictionary

Neighborhood or area that is claimed or represented by a group of people. Urban Dictionary

The word with the most definitions in the dictionary, but not urbandictionary.com Urban Dictionary

In poker, it’s 3 of a kind Urban Dictionary

To give — Pikey speak, originating South London, UK. Urban Dictionary

Code word for a large pair of boobs, used to discretely alert your homie to the presence of tities when in a drinking establishment or other social situation when a lack of discretion may result in a slap in the face or cries of ‘pervert!’ Urban Dictionary

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enclose, inclose, insert, introduce, put in, stick in

introduce

docket

place on the docket for legal action

cock

set the trigger of a firearm back for firing

postpose

place after another constituent in the sentence

prepose

place before another constituent in the sentence

step

place (a ship’s mast) in its step

put back, replace

put something back where it belongs

stratify

form, arrange, or deposit in layers

plant

place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive

intersperse

place at intervals in or among

nestle, snuggle

position comfortably

pile

place or lay as if in a pile

arrange, set up

put into a proper or systematic order

lay over, superimpose, superpose

place on top of

superpose

place (one geometric figure) upon another so that their perimeters coincide

park

place temporarily

ensconce, settle

fix firmly

dispose

place or put in a particular order

emplace

put into place or position

emplace

provide a new emplacement for guns

ship

place on board a ship

underlay

put (something) under or beneath

trench

set, plant, or bury in a trench

pigeonhole

place into a small compartment

shelve

place on a shelf

jar

place in a cylindrical vessel

repose

put something (e.g. trust) in something

sign

place signs, as along a road

middle

put in the middle

parallelize

place parallel to one another

butt

place end to end without overlapping

recess

put into a recess

reposition

place into another position

throw, thrust

place or put with great energy

tee, tee up

place on a tee

rack up

place in a rack

coffin

place into a coffin

bed

put to bed

appose

place side by side or in close proximity

place down, put down, set down

cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place

seed, sow

place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth

misplace

place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position

juxtapose

place side by side

set down

put or settle into a position

bottle

put into bottles

bucket

put into a bucket

barrel

put in barrels

ground

place or put on the ground

pillow, rest

rest on or as if on a pillow

lose, mislay, misplace

place (something) where one cannot find it again

upend

set, turn, or stand on end

seat, sit, sit down

show to a seat; assign a seat for

seat

place in or on a seat

lay, put down, repose

put in a horizontal position

place upright, stand, stand up

put into an upright position

recline

cause to recline

plant

put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground

instal, install, put in, set up

set up for use

deposit, fix, posit, situate

put (something somewhere) firmly

ladle

put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle

poise

cause to be balanced or suspended

lean

cause to lean or incline

clap

put quickly or forcibly

rest

put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying

perch

cause to perch or sit

load

put (something) on a structure or conveyance

cram

put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled

siphon

move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action

seat

place or attach firmly in or on a base

position

cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation

glycerolise, glycerolize

place in glycerol

space

place at intervals

marshal

place in proper rank

settle, settle down

settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground

throw

to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly

imbricate

place so as to overlap

plug

insert as a plug

plug

insert a plug into

inoculate

introduce a microorganism into

inset

set or place in

glass

put in a glass container

catheterise, catheterize

insert a catheter into (a body part)

cup

put into a cup

interlard, intersperse

introduce one’s writing or speech with certain expressions

feed, feed in

introduce continuously

slip

insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly

foist

insert surreptitiously or without warrant

regularise, regularize

make regular or more regular

order

place in a certain order

order

bring order to or into

straighten

make straight or straighter

rearrange, rejigger

put into a new order or arrangement

serialise, serialize

arrange serially

alphabetise, alphabetize

arrange in alphabetical order

coordinate, organise, organize

bring order and organization to

interstratify

arrange rocks in alternating strata

stratify

form layers or strata

deploy

place troops or weapons in battle formation

aim, direct, take, take aim, train

point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

bury

place in the earth and cover with soil

hang up

put a telephone receiver back in its cradle

draw, string, thread

thread on or as if on a string

marshal

arrange in logical order

string

stretch out or arrange like a string

spread out, string out

set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series

interleave

intersperse the sectors on the concentric magnetic circular patterns written on a computer disk surface to guide the storing and recording of data

plume, preen

clean with one’s bill

stack

arrange the order of so as to increase one’s winning chances

chain

connect or arrange into a chain by linking

geminate, pair

arrange in pairs

concord

arrange the words of a text so as to create a concordance

cascade

arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible

settle

arrange or fix in the desired order

pyramid

arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid

corral

arrange wagons so that they form a corral

catenate, catenulate

arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores

decorate, dress

provide with decoration

develop

superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry

array, lay out, range, set out

lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line

bundle, compact, pack, wad

compress into a wad

reship

place on a ship again or transfer to another ship

reduce

reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site

pop

put or thrust suddenly and forcefully

flump, plank, plonk, plop, plump, plump down, plunk, plunk down

set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise

broadcast

sow over a wide area, especially by hand

inseminate, sow, sow in

place seeds in or on (the ground)

scatter

sow by scattering

rail

lay with rails

heap, pile, stack

arrange in stacks

distribute, stagger

arrange in a systematic order

stuff

cram into a cavity

root

plant by the roots

puddle

dip into mud before planting

checkrow

plant in checkrows

drape

arrange in a particular way

drape

place casually

reseat

show to a different seat

lay

lay eggs

blow

lay eggs

bed

place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil

dibble

plant with a wooden hand tool

afforest, forest

establish a forest on previously unforested land

replant

plant again or anew

retrofit

fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house

reinstall

install again

post, put up

place so as to be noticed

inject, shoot

force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing

gradate

arrange according to grades

tree

plant with trees

square

position so as to be square

sediment

settle as sediment

sediment

deposit as a sediment

dress, line up

arrange in ranks

bury, entomb, inhume, inter, lay to rest

place in a grave or tomb

rebury

bury again

line up

form a line

orient

cause to point

Источник

English[edit]

set on Wikipedia

Pronunciation[edit]

enPR: sĕt, IPA^(key): /sɛt/
Rhymes: -ɛt
Homophone: sett

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English setten, from Old English settan, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan, from Proto-Germanic *satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sodéyeti, causative of *sed- (“to sit”).

Verb[edit]

set (third-person singular simple present sets, present participle setting, simple past set, past participle set or (dialectal) setten)

(transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.

Synonyms: put, lay, set down

Antonym: pick up

Set the tray there.
(transitive) To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.

I have set my heart on running the marathon.
- The Lord set a mark upon Cain.
(transitive) To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
- The Lord thy God will set thee on high.
- I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother.
- 1827, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Hamlet
  
  Every incident sets him thinking.
(transitive) To start (a fire).

Synonym: light

Antonyms: extinguish, put out, quench
(transitive, dated) To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot.

to set a coach in the mud
(transitive) To determine or settle.

to set the rent
(transitive) To adjust.

I set the alarm at 6 a.m.

(i.e. I programmed it at that hour to go off at a later time)

I set the alarm for 6 a.m.

(i.e. I programmed it earlier to go off at that hour.)
(transitive) To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.
(transitive) To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.

Please set the table for our guests.
(transitive) To introduce or describe.
I’ll tell you what happened, but first let me set the scene.
(transitive) To locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to, geographically or temporally.

He says he will set his next film in France.

Her debut novel is set during the U.S. Civil War.
(transitive) To compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge).

This crossword was set by Araucaria.
(transitive) To prepare (a stage or film set).
(transitive) To fit (someone) up in a situation.
(transitive) To arrange (type).

It was a complex page, but he set it quickly.
(transitive) To devise and assign (work) to.

The teacher set her students the task of drawing a foot.
(transitive, volleyball) To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.
(intransitive) To solidify.

The glue sets in five minutes.
(transitive) To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle.

to set milk for cheese
(intransitive) Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.

The moon sets at eight o’clock tonight.
(transitive, bridge) To defeat a contract.
(obsolete, now followed by «out», as in set out) To begin to move; to go forth.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
  
  The king is set from London, and the scene is now transported, gentles, to Southampton
(transitive, botany) To produce after pollination.
- 2012, Daniel Chamovitz, What a Plant Knows, p. 155
  
  Many fruit trees will only flower and set fruit following a cold winter.
to set seed
(intransitive, of fruit) To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.
- 1906, Canada. Dept. of Agriculture. Fruit Branch, Fruit crop report
  
  In the Annapolis Valley, in spite of an irregular bloom, the fruit has set well and has, as yet, been little affected by scab.
(intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To sit (be in a seated position).
- 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 7, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients:
  
  Old Applegate, in the stern, just set and looked at me, and Lord James, amidship, waved both arms and kept hollering for help. I took a couple of everlasting big strokes and managed to grab hold of the skiff’s rail, close to the stern.
- 1987, Toni Morrison, Beloved, page 227:
  
  And if Mrs. Garner didn’t need me right there in the kitchen, I could get a chair and you and me could set out there while I did the vegetables.
He sets in that chair all day.
(intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To rest or lie somewhere, on something, etc.; to occupy a certain place.
- 1975, C.W. McCall and Chip Davis (lyrics), “Convoy”, in Black Bear Road, performed by C. W. McCall:
  
  Well, we rolled up Interstate 44
  Like a rocket-sled on rails.
  We tore up all of our swindle sheets
  And left ’em settin’ on the scales.
To hunt game with the aid of a setter.
(hunting, transitive, intransitive) Of a dog, to indicate the position of game.

The dog sets the bird.

Your dog sets well.
To apply oneself; to undertake earnestly.
- If he set industriously and sincerely to perform the commands of Christ, he can have no ground of doubting but it shall prove successful to him.
(transitive, intransitive) To fit music to words.
- c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:
  
  That I might sing it (Madam) to a tune:
  Giue me a Note, your Ladiship can set
(transitive, intransitive) To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.

to set pear trees in an orchard
- 1774, John Robinson, Thomas Rispin, A Journey Through Nova-Scotia Containing a Particular Account of the Country and its Inhabitants, York: C. Etherington, page 19:
  
  Mr. Forster, from Newcastle, made a purchase here last year. We saw him with eight men setting potatoes within a week of mid-summer.
To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.
To have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend.

The current sets to the north; the tide sets to the windward.
(intransitive, country dancing) To acknowledge a dancing partner by facing him or her and moving first to one side and then to the other, while she or he does the opposite.

Set to partners! was the next instruction from the caller.
To place or fix in a setting.

to set a precious stone in a border of metal

to set glass in a sash
- 1681, John Dryden, The Spanish Fryar: Or, the Double Discovery. […], London: […] Richard Tonson and Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, Act IV, page 58:
  
  And him too rich a jewel to be set / In vulgar metal for a vulgar use.
To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare.

to set (that is, to hone) a razor

to set a saw
To extend and bring into position; to spread.

to set the sails of a ship
To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.
- I should be very willing to be his clerk; for which you know I am qualified, being able to read, and to set a psalm
To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state.

to set a broken bone
(masonry) To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.
(obsolete) To wager in gambling; to risk.
- c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iv]:
  
  I have set my life upon a cast, / And I will stand the hazard of the die.
To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
- High on their heads, with jewels richly set, / Each lady wore a radiant coronet.
- 1815. William Wordsworth, Poems of the Imagination
  
  pastoral dales thin set with modern farms
(obsolete) To value; to rate; used with at.
- c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii]:
  
  Be you contented, wearing now the garland, / To have a son set your decrees at naught.
- c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iv]:
  
  I do not set my life at a pin’s fee.
To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign.

to set a good example
(Scotland) To suit; to become.

It sets him ill.

Synonyms[edit]

(of heavenly bodies, to disappear below the horizon): go down, go west

Derived terms[edit]

beset
foreset
forset
forthset
inset
nailset
newset
overset
reset
set a spell
set aback
set about
set against
set ahead
set alight
set apart
set back
set by
set by the ears
set down
set fire
set foot
set forth
set forward
set free
set in
set in motion
set in stone
set loose
set off
set on
set on a pedestal
set on fire
set one’s hair on fire
set one’s heart on
set one’s sights on
set out
set straight
set the cat among the pigeons
set the scene
set the table
set to
set up
set-aside
withset

Translations[edit]

to put something down

Afrikaans: sit (af), neersit, plaas (af), lê (af)
Arabic:

Egyptian Arabic: حط‎ (ḥaṭṭ)
Assamese: লহিয়া (lohia)
Azerbaijani: qoymaq (az)
Bashkir: ҡуйыу (quyıw)
Bulgarian: поставям (bg) (postavjam)
Catalan: posar (ca)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 放 (zh) (fàng)
Danish: sætte (da), stille (da), placere (da)
Dutch: zetten (nl), neerzetten (nl)
Esperanto: meti
Finnish: asettaa (fi), panna (fi), pistää (fi), laittaa (fi)
French: poser (fr)
Galician: pousar (gl)
German: setzen (de), legen (de), stellen (de), aufstellen (de)
Gothic: 𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (lagjan)
Greek: βάζω (el) (vázo)

Ancient: τίθημι (títhēmi)
Hebrew: הֵנִיח‎ (he) (heníakh), שָׂם‎ (he) (sam)
Hungarian: tesz (hu), helyez (hu), állít (hu), támaszt (hu)
Irish: cuir (ga)

Old Irish: fo·ceird
Italian: deporre (it), posare (it), mettere (it), riporre (it), collocare (it), porre (it)
Japanese: 置く (ja) (おく, oku)
Korean: 두다 (ko) (duda)
Latin: pōnō (la), locō (la)
Macedonian: наме́стува (naméstuva), сме́стува (sméstuva), ста́ва (stáva), поста́вува (postávuva)
Neapolitan: mette
Norwegian: putte (no), sette (no), plassere (no), stille (no)
Occitan: pausar (oc)
Persian: نهادن‎ (fa) (nehâdan), گذاشتن‎ (fa) (gozâštan)
Polish: kłaść (pl), stawiać (pl)
Portuguese: pôr (pt), colocar (pt)
Rapa Nui: hata
Romanian: așeza (ro), pune (ro)
Russian: класть (ru) impf (klastʹ), положи́ть (ru) pf (položítʹ), ста́вить (ru) impf (stávitʹ), поста́вить (ru) pf (postávitʹ)
Sanskrit: दधाति (sa) (dadhāti)
Slovene: postaviti
Sorbian:

Lower Sorbian: stajaś (imperfective), stajiś (perfective)
Spanish: poner (es), dejar (es), colocar (es)
Swedish: sätta (sv), ställa (sv), placera (sv), lägga (sv)
Tagalog: maglagay, ilagay, lagyan
Tocharian B: tā-
Turkish: koymak (tr)
Ugaritic: 𐎌𐎚 (št)
Vietnamese: để (vi), đặt (vi)

to determine

Bulgarian: определям (bg) (opredeljam)
Catalan: determinar (ca), establir (ca), fixar (ca)
Danish: fastsætte
Dutch: bepalen (nl)
Finnish: määrätä (fi), asettaa (fi)
French: fixer (fr)
German: festsetzen (de), festlegen (de), bestimmen (de), aufstellen (de)
Greek: ορίζω (el) (orízo), καθορίζω (el) (kathorízo), προσδιορίζω (el) (prosdiorízo)
Hebrew: קבע‎ (he) (kavá)
Hungarian: megállapít (hu), megszab (hu), meghatároz (hu)
Italian: fissare (it), stabilire (it), determinare (it)
Macedonian: одре́дува (odréduva), опреде́лува (opredéluva), назна́чува (naznáčuva)
Norwegian: bestemme (no), fastlegge
Polish: ustalać (pl), określać (pl)
Portuguese: determinar (pt)
Romanian: fixa (ro), stabili (ro)
Russian: задава́ть (ru) impf (zadavátʹ), зада́ть (ru) pf (zadátʹ), устана́вливать (ru) impf (ustanávlivatʹ), установи́ть (ru) pf (ustanovítʹ), определя́ть (ru) impf (opredeljátʹ), определи́ть (ru) pf (opredelítʹ)
Slovene: določiti
Spanish: establecer (es)
Tagalog: magtakda, itakda
Turkish: belirlemek (tr)
Ukrainian: устано́влювати impf (ustanóvljuvaty), установи́ти pf (ustanovýty), встано́влювати impf (vstanóvljuvaty), встанови́ти pf (vstanovýty)

to adjust

Azerbaijani: quraşdırmaq (az)
Bulgarian: намествам (bg) (namestvam)
Catalan: ajustar (ca)
Czech: nastavit
Danish: stille (da), indstille (da)
Dutch: aanpassen (nl), instellen (nl)
Esperanto: alĝustigi
Finnish: asettaa (fi), säätää (fi)
French: régler (fr)
Galician: axustar
German: stellen (de), einstellen (de), justieren (de)
Greek: ρυθμίζω (el) (rythmízo), βάζω (el) (vázo) (το ξυπνητήρι)
Hebrew: כיוון‎ (he) (kivén)
Hungarian: beállít (hu), szabályoz (hu), állít (hu)
Italian: regolare (it)
Japanese: 準備する (ja) (junbi suru), 用意する (ja) (youi suru), 拵える (koshiraeru)
Macedonian: ме́сти (mésti)
Norwegian: stille (no), justere (no)
Polish: nastawić (pl), ustawiać (pl)
Portuguese: ajustar (pt)
Romanian: fixa (ro), poziționa (ro), regla (ro)
Russian: устана́вливать (ru) impf (ustanávlivatʹ), установи́ть (ru) pf (ustanovítʹ)
Slovene: nastaviti, naravnati
Spanish: ajustar (es)
Swedish: sätta (sv), ställa (sv), ställa in (sv)
Tagalog: ayusin (tl), iayos, mag-ayos, isaayos
Turkish: ayarlamak (tr), dizmek (tr)
Vietnamese: điều chỉnh (vi) (調整)

to punch a nail into wood

Azerbaijani: vurmaq (az)
Danish: forsænke, indfatte
Finnish: upottaa (fi)
French: enfoncer (fr)
Italian: inchiodare (it)
Macedonian: кова (kova), заковува (zakovuva)
Portuguese: pregar (pt)
Romanian: bate (ro)
Russian: забива́ть (ru) impf (zabivátʹ), заби́ть (ru) pf (zabítʹ)
Swedish: sänka (sv), försänka
Vietnamese: ^{(please verify)} đóng (vi) (nail=đinh) chặt

to arrange with dishes and cutlery

Catalan: parar (ca)
Danish: dække
Dutch: dekken (nl)
Finnish: kattaa (fi)
French: mettre (fr)
Gallurese: innandià
German: decken (de)
Greek: στρώνω (el) (stróno)
Hebrew: ערך‎ (he) (arákh)
Hungarian: megterít (hu), terít (hu)
Italian: apparecchiare (it)
Macedonian: поставува (postavuva)
Norwegian: dekke (no)
Polish: zastawić (pl), nakryć (pl)
Portuguese: dispor (pt)
Romanian: așeza (ro), pune (ro)
Russian: расставля́ть (ru) impf (rasstavljátʹ), расста́вить (ru) pf (rasstávitʹ)
Sardinian:

Campidanese: apparicciài, preparai

Logudorese: ammannire, preparà
Sassarese: appariccià
Scottish Gaelic: riaraich
Slovene: pogrniti
Spanish: poner (es) (la mesa)
Swedish: duka (sv)
Tagalog: mag-ayos, ayusin (tl)
Turkish: kurmak (tr), donatmak (tr)
Vietnamese: dọn (vi), bày (vi)

to introduce

Azerbaijani: təqdim etmək
Catalan: introduir (ca)
Danish: præsentere (set the scene: lægge op til)
Dutch: introduceren (nl)
Finnish: kuvailla (fi)
German: einführen (de), aufstellen (de)
Greek: παρουσιάζω (el) (parousiázo)
Indonesian: memperkenalkan (id)
Italian: stabilire (it), raffigurare (it), introdurre (it), descrivere (it)
Norwegian: introdusert
Polish: nakreślić (pl)
Portuguese: apresentar (pt), introduzir (pt)
Romanian: introduce (ro), pune (ro), descrie (ro)
Spanish: ambientar (es), presentar (es)
Swedish: presentera (sv), beskriva (sv)
Tagalog: umpisahan, pasimulan, magsimula
Vietnamese: đặt (vi)

to locate, to backdrop

Bulgarian: слагам (bg) (slagam)
Danish: placere (da)
Finnish: sijoittaa (fi)
Greek: διαδραματίζομαι (el) (diadramatízomai), εκτυλίσσομαι (el) (ektylíssomai)
Hebrew: מיקם‎ (mikém)
Italian: localizzare (it), riprendere (it)
Norwegian: sette (no), plassere (no)
Polish: umiejscawiać
Portuguese: localizar (pt)
Russian: ста́вить (ru) impf (stávitʹ), поста́вить (ru) pf (postávitʹ) (a play), снима́ть (ru) impf (snimátʹ), снять (ru) pf (snjatʹ) (a film)
Swedish: placera (sv)

to compile, to make (a crossword)

Azerbaijani: qurmaq (az)
Bulgarian: съставям (bg) (sǎstavjam)
Danish: konstruere
Finnish: laatia (fi)
Italian: completare (it), terminare (it)
Macedonian: составува (sostavuva)
Norwegian: sette sammen
Portuguese: completar (pt)
Russian: составля́ть (ru) impf (sostavljátʹ), соста́вить (ru) pf (sostávitʹ)
Tagalog: ihanda
Turkish: tamamlamak (tr)

to fit (someone) up in a situation

to arrange type

Danish: sætte (da)
Dutch: zetten (nl)
Finnish: asetella (fi)
German: setzen (de)
Greek: στοιχειοθετώ (el) (stoicheiothetó)
Polish: składać (pl)
Swedish: sätta (sv)
Vietnamese: sắp (chữ), xếp (chữ)

to devise and assign work

Bulgarian: задавам (zadavam)
Catalan: assignar (ca)
Danish: stille (da)
Dutch: opdragen (nl)
Finnish: antaa tehtäväksi
French: assigner (fr)
German: vergeben (de)
Greek: βάζω (el) (vázo)
Hebrew: הקצה‎ (hiktzá)
Italian: assegnare (it), stabilire (it), distribuire (it)
Macedonian: задава (zadava)
Polish: zadawać (pl)
Portuguese: atribuir (pt), distribuir (pt)
Russian: задава́ть (ru) impf (zadavátʹ), зада́ть (ru) pf (zadátʹ)
Spanish: asignar (es)
Tagalog: magsimula, pasimulan, mag-umpisa
Ukrainian: задава́ти impf (zadaváty), зада́ти pf (zadáty)
Vietnamese: bắt (phải)

to direct the ball to a teammate for an attack

to solidify

Bulgarian: втвърдявам (bg) (vtvǎrdjavam)
Danish: størkne
Dutch: harden (nl)
Finnish: jähmettyä (fi), kovettua (fi), asettua (fi)
French: geler (fr)
German: härten (de), aushärten (de), fest werden
Greek: πήζω (el) (pízo), στερεοποιούμαι (el) (stereopoioúmai)
Hebrew: קָרַשׁ‎ (he) (karásh)
Hungarian: megszilárdul (hu)
Interlingua: solidificar se
Irish: stalc, cruaigh
Italian: rapprendersi, solidificarsi (it)
Macedonian: се зацврснува (se zacvrsnuva)
Maori: whakatoka, tetepe
Norwegian: stivne, størkne (no)
Polish: zastygać, tężeć (pl), wysychać (pl)
Portuguese: solidificarse (pt)
Romanian: se întări, se solidifica
Russian: застыва́ть (ru) impf (zastyvátʹ), засты́ть (ru) pf (zastýtʹ)
Slovene: se strditi
Spanish: solidificarse (es)
Swedish: stelna (sv)
Tagalog: tumigas, manigas, mabuo, mamuo
Vietnamese: đặt lại, se lại

of a heavenly body: to disappear below the horizon

Arabic: غَرَبَ‎ (ar) (ḡaraba)
Armenian: մայր մտնել (mayr mtnel)
Aromanian: apun, ascapit
Bashkir: байыу (bayıw) (the Sun), батыу (batıw) (all other heavenly bodies)
Bulgarian: залязвам (bg) (zaljazvam)
Catalan: pondre’s (ca)
Cherokee: ᏭᏕᎵᎦ (wudeliga)
Czech: zapadnout
Danish: gå ned
Dutch: ondergaan (nl), verdwijnen (nl)
Esperanto: subiri
Finnish: laskea (fi)
French: se coucher (fr), disparaître (fr)
German: untergehen (de)
Greek: δύω (el) (dýo)

Ancient: δύω (dúō)
Hawaiian: napoʻo, anapoʻo (Niʻihau)
Hebrew: שקע‎ (he) (shaká), בָּא‎ (he) (ba)
Hungarian: lemegy (hu), lenyugszik (hu)
Italian: coricarsi (it), tramontare (it)
Latin: occidō (la)
Macedonian: заоѓа (zaoǵa)
Maore Comorian: utswa
Maori: whakawhenua, rumaki, ahuahu (of the sun), torongi (of the sun), tōwenewene (of the sun), tō, toene (of the sun), torengi
Ngazidja Comorian: hutswa
Norwegian: gå ned
Old English: tō setle gān, on setl gān
Polish: zachodzić (pl)
Portuguese: pôr (pt)
Romanian: apune (ro), asfinți (ro), scăpăta (ro) (popular)
Russian: заходи́ть (ru) impf (zaxodítʹ), зайти́ (ru) pf (zajtí), сади́ться (ru) impf (sadítʹsja), сесть (ru) pf (sestʹ)
Sicilian: tracuḍḍari
Slovene: zaiti (sl)
Spanish: ponerse (es)
Swahili: kutua (sw)
Swedish: gå ned (sv), gå ner (sv)
Tagalog: lumubog
Tocharian B: yäp-
Ukrainian: захо́дити impf (zaxódyty), зайти́ pf (zajtý)
Vietnamese: lặn (vi)
Welsh: machlud (cy)

to put in order in a particular manner; to prepare

Finnish: valmistella (fi)
Maori: tāpiko (referring to a trap), tāhere (referring to snares)

to adjust (bend) the teeth of a saw

Translations to be checked

Indonesian: ^{(please verify)} mengatur (id) , ^{(please verify)} memasang (id) , ^{(please verify)} mempaskan (id) , ^{(please verify)} menepatkan (id)
Interlingua: ^{(please verify)} poner, (1) ^{(please verify)} deponer, (2) ^{(please verify)} clavar, ^{(please verify)} arrangiar, (3) ^{(please verify)} preparar
Korean: ^{(please verify)} 배치하다 (ko)
Romanian: ^{(please verify)} seta
Slovak: (1) ^{(please verify)} položiť, (1) ^{(please verify)} usadnúť, (3) ^{(please verify)} zapadnúť

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle English set, sette, from Old English set (“seat, place of residence, camp, settlement, entrenchment, stable, pen”), from Proto-West Germanic *set (“seat”), from Proto-Germanic *setą (“seat”).

Noun[edit]

set (plural sets)

A punch for setting nails in wood.

nail set
A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.

television set
Alternative form of sett: a hole made and lived in by a badger.
Alternative form of sett: pattern of threads and yarns.
Alternative form of sett: piece of quarried stone.
(horticulture) A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
The amount the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.
(engineering) A permanent change of shape caused by excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.

the set of a spring
- 1986 March 29, National Transportation Safety Board, “1.12 Wreckage and Impact Information”, in Aircraft Accident Report: China Airlines Boeing 747-SP, N4522V, 300 Nautical Miles Northwest of San Francisco, California, February 19, 1985‎^[1], archived from the original on 10 July 2022, page 12:
  
  The wings were bent or set permanently 2 to 3 inches upward at the wingtips; however, the set was within the manufacturer’s allowable tolerances.
A bias of mind; an attitude or pattern of behaviour.
(piledriving) A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot otherwise be reached by the weight, or hammer.
(printing, dated) The width of the body of a type.
A young oyster when first attached.
Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.
A series or group of something. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 4, Noun)
(colloquial) The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit.

the set of a coat
The pattern of a tartan, etc.
The camber of a curved roofing tile.
The full number of eggs set under a hen.
(obsolete, rare) That which is staked; a wager; hence, a gambling game.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:
  
  We will in France, by God’s grace, play a set / Shall strike his father’s crown into the hazard.
- That was but civil war, an equal set.
- 185?, Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit
  
  Thenceforth the Dowager, with a light and careless humour, often recounted to her particular acquaintance how, after a hard trial, she had found it impossible to know those people who belonged to Henry’s wife, and who had made that desperate set to catch him.

Derived terms[edit]

offset
onset
outset

Translations[edit]

punch for setting nails in wood

device for receiving broadcast radio waves

Bulgarian: апарат (bg) m (aparat)
Catalan: aparell (ca) m
Danish: anlæg n, apparat (da) n
Dutch: toestel (nl) n
Finnish: vastaanotin (fi)
French: poste (fr) m, appareil (fr) m, récepteur (fr) m
German: Gerät (de) n
Greek: συσκευή (el) f (syskeví), δέκτης (el) m (déktis)
Italian: apparecchio (it) m, apparato (it) m
Latvian: uztvērējs m
Macedonian: при́емник m (príemnik)
Polish: odbiornik (pl) m
Portuguese: aparelho (pt) m
Romanian: aparat (ro) n, receptor (ro) n
Russian: приёмник (ru) m (prijómnik), аппара́т (ru) m (apparát), устро́йство (ru) n (ustrójstvo)
Spanish: aparato (es) m
Swedish: apparat (sv) c
Vietnamese: máy thu thanh (vi)

alternative form of sett — see sett

horticulture: small tuber or bulb used instead of seed

engineering: permanent change of shape caused by excessive strain

piledriving: piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile

series of, a group of

Finnish: sarja (fi)
French: série (fr), lot (fr)
Irish: slí f (tools)
Italian: serie (it)
Maori: huinga
Portuguese: série (pt), conjunto (pt), trem (pt) m
Russian: набо́р (ru) m (nabór), се́рия (ru) f (sérija), гру́ппа (ru) f (grúppa), компле́кт (ru) m (komplékt)
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: се̏т m

Roman: sȅt (sh) m
Spanish: serie (es)
Vietnamese: loạt (vi), bộ (vi)

manner of setting or fitting — see fit

camber of a curved roofing tile

full number of eggs set under a hen

Finnish: satsi (fi)

Translations to be checked

Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} комплект (bg) m (komplekt) (1), ^{(please verify)} мно́жество (bg) n (mnóžestvo) (2)
Interlingua: (1) ^{(please verify)} collection, (2) ^{(please verify)} insimul, (5) ^{(please verify)} scena
Latvian: (1) ^{(please verify)} kolekcija
Romanian: (1) ^{(please verify)} mulțime (ro) f
Slovak: (1) ^{(please verify)} sada f, (2) ^{(please verify)} množina f, (3) ^{(please verify)} skupina (sk) f, (5) ^{(please verify)} scéna f
Spanish: ^{(please verify)} decorado (es) m, ^{(please verify)} plató (es) m, ^{(please verify)} juego (es) m

Etymology 3[edit]

From Middle English sett, from Old English ġesett, past participle of settan.

Adjective[edit]

set (comparative more set, superlative most set)

Fixed in position.
- 2013 July 19, Ian Sample, “Irregular bedtimes may affect children’s brains”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 34:
  
  Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits. ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.
Rigid, solidified.
Ready, prepared.
Intent, determined (to do something).

set on getting to his destination
Prearranged.

a set menu ― a meal that is instituted by a restaurateur for a limited occasion

a set book ― a required reading for a course in an educational institution
Fixed in one’s opinion.

I’m set against the idea of smacking children to punish them.
(of hair) Fixed in a certain style.

Synonyms[edit]

(intent, determined): determined, intent
(prearranged): dictated, prearranged, predetermined, prescribed, specified
(fixed in one’s opinion): fixed, rigid

Derived terms[edit]

heavyset, heavy-set
mindset
moonset
nail set
offset
outset
photoset
preset
quickset
saw set
self-set
set back
set chisel
set for life
set of one’s jaw
set-aside
set-in
set-to
setback
sethood
setlist
setness
setter
sunset
television set
thickset
trendsetter
typeset
unset
upset

Translations[edit]

ready, prepared

Bulgarian: готов (bg) (gotov)
Catalan: preparat, llest (ca)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 既定 (zh) (jìdìng)
Danish: klar (da), færdig
Dutch: klaar (nl), klare (nl), voorbereid (nl), voorbereide (nl)
Esperanto: preta (eo)
Finnish: valmis (fi)
French: prêt (fr) m
German: fertig (de), bereit (de)
Greek: έτοιμος (el) m (étoimos)
Hebrew: מוכן‎ (mukhán)
Indonesian: siap (id) (a starter’s signal)
Italian: pronto (it) m
Japanese: 準備ができた (ja) (junbi-ga-dekita), 用意ができた (ja) (yōi-ga-dekita), (a starter’s signal) 用意 (ja) (yōi)
Macedonian: подготвен m (podgotven), готов m (gotov)
Polish: gotowy (pl) m
Portuguese: pronto (pt) m, preparado (pt) m
Romanian: pregătit (ro), gata (ro)
Russian: устано́вленный (ru) (ustanóvlennyj), гото́вый (ru) (gotóvyj)
Slovene: pripravljen m, gotov m
Spanish: listo (es)
Swedish: klar (sv), redo (sv), färdig (sv)
Tagalog: nakatakda, nakahanda
Turkish: hazır (tr)
Vietnamese: sẵn sàng (vi)

prearranged

Catalan: establert (ca)
Danish: fastsat, bestemt (da), fast (da)
Finnish: kiinteä (fi), määrätty (fi), vakio-
French: établi (fr) m, déterminé (fr) m
Greek: προκαθορισμένος (el) m (prokathorisménos), συγκεκριμένος (el) m (sygkekriménos)
Italian: programmato (it) m, predisposto (it) m
Macedonian: наме́стен m (namésten)
Old English: āsett
Polish: ustalony m, określony (pl) m
Portuguese: combinado (pt)
Romanian: stabilit (ro), fixat (ro)
Slovene: predpripravljen m
Swedish: fast (sv), bestämd (sv), spikad (sv)
Vietnamese: đã định

fixed in one’s opinion

Bulgarian: установен (bg) (ustanoven)
Danish: bestemt (da)
Finnish: vakuuttunut
Greek: αμετακίνητος (el) m (ametakínitos), αμετάβλητος (el) m (ametávlitos)
Italian: fissato (it) m
Macedonian: одлучен m (odlučen), непоколеблив m (nepokolebliv)
Portuguese: determinado (pt)
Vietnamese: nhất định (vi)

Etymology 4[edit]

From Middle English set, sete, sette (“that which is set, the act of setting, seat”), from Old English set (“setting, seat, a place where people remain, habitation, camp, entrenchment, a place where animals are kept, stall, fold”) and Old English seten (“a set, shoot, slip, branch; a nursery, plantation; that which is planted or set; a cultivated place; planting, cultivation; a setting, putting; a stopping; occupied land”), related to Old English settan (“to set”). Compare Middle Low German gesette (“a set, suite”), Old English gesetl (“assembly”). According to Skeat, in senses denoting a group of things or persons, representing an alteration of sept, from Old French sette (“a religious sect”), from Medieval Latin secta (“retinue”), from Latin secta (“a faction”). See sect. It is quite possible that the modern word is more of a merger between both, however.

Noun[edit]

set (plural sets)

A young plant fit for setting out; a slip; shoot.
A rudimentary fruit.
The setting of the sun or other luminary; (by extension) the close of the day.
- 1842, Alfred Tennyson, “Adeline”, in Poems. […], volume I, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 41:
  
  And a rose-bush leans upon, / Thou that faintly smilest still, / As a Naiad in a well, / Looking at the set of day, […]
- c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iii]:
  
  The weary sun hath made a golden set.
(literally and figuratively) General movement; direction; drift; tendency.
- 1840, Thomas De Quincey, Style
  
  Here and there, amongst individuals alive to the particular evils of the age, and watching the very set of the current, there may have been even a more systematic counteraction applied to the mischief.
- 1951, Herman Wouk, The Caine Mutiny, page 238:
  
  He put his eye to the alidade. “I thought so! Zero five four and that’s allowing nothing for set and drift along the line of bearing. We’re inside the departure point now […] ”
A matching collection of similar things. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 2, Noun.)

a set of tables
A collection of various objects for a particular purpose.

a set of tools
An object made up of several parts.

a set of steps
(set theory) A collection of zero or more objects, possibly infinite in size, and disregarding any order or repetition of the objects which may be contained within it.
(in plural, “sets”, mathematics, informal) Set theory.
A group of people, usually meeting socially.

the country set
The scenery for a film or play.
the general locations and area where a movie’s, a film’s, or a video’s scenery is arranged to be filmed also including places for actors, assorted crew, director, producers which are typically not filmed.
(dance) The initial or basic formation of dancers.
(exercise) A group of repetitions of a single exercise performed one after the other without rest.
- 1974, Charles Gaines & George Butler, Pumping Iron: The Art and Sport of Bodybuilding, page 22.
  
  This is the fourth set of benchpresses.
(tennis) A complete series of games, forming part of a match.
(volleyball) A complete series of points, forming part of a match.
(volleyball) The act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack.
(music) A musical performance by a band, disc jockey, etc., consisting of several musical pieces.
- 2017 June 26, Alexis Petridis, “Glastonbury 2017 verdict: Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Lorde, Stormzy and more”, in the Guardian‎^[2]:
  
  You heard “oh, Jeremy Corbyn” everywhere: at the silent disco, during Radiohead’s Friday night headlining set, midway through the Other stage appearance by rapper Stormzy, who gamely joined in.
(music) A drum kit, a drum set.

He plays the set on Saturdays.
(UK, education) A class group in a subject where pupils are divided by ability.
- 2012 April 26, “Themes: Pupil grouping and organisation of classes”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[3], Department for Education, archived from the original on 14 June 2012:
  
  Looking at pupil attainment, the study found that students with the same Key Stage 3 scores could have their GCSE grade raised or lowered by up to half a grade as a result of being placed in a higher or lower set.
(poker, slang) Three of a kind, especially if two cards are in one’s hand and the third is on the board. Compare trips (“three of a kind, especially with two cards on the board and one in one’s hand”).^[1]

Synonyms[edit]

(close of the day): dusk, eve, evening, sundown, sunset
(general movement): direction, drift, heading, motion, movement, path, tendency, trend
(matching collection of similar things): suite
(set theory, in plural): set theory
(group of people, usually meeting socially): club, coterie
(scenery): scenery
(performance of several musical pieces): gig, session
(drum kit): drums, drum kit, drum set
(three of a kind): three of a kind

Hypernyms[edit]

bag
closed set
empty set
Mandelbrot set
multiset
open set
skillset
subset

Derived terms[edit]

age set
box set
bump set
country set
crystal set
drop set
filmset
game, set, match
instruction set
jet set
set of pipes
set piece
set point
set theory
subset
train set
trainset
twinset

Translations[edit]

matching collection of similar things, such as a set of tables

Arabic: مَجْمُوعَة‎ (ar) f (majmūʕa), طَقْم‎ m (ṭaqm)
Belarusian: набо́р m (nabór), кампле́кт m (kampljékt)
Bulgarian: компле́кт (bg) m (komplékt)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 組／组 (zh) (zǔ)
Czech: sada (cs) f, skupina (cs) f
Danish: samling (da) c
Dutch: verzameling (nl) f, set (nl) m
Esperanto: aro
Finnish: sarja (fi), setti (fi)
French: ensemble (fr) m
German: Satz (de) m, Set (de) m
Greek: σετ (el) n (set)

Ancient Greek: ἀριθμός (arithmós)
Hebrew: סט‎ m (sét), אוסף‎ m (ósef)
Japanese: 一式 (いっしき, isshiki), 一揃い (ひとそろい, hitosoroi), セット (ja) (setto)
Korean: 세트 (ko) (seteu)
Kurdish:

Central Kurdish: سێت‎ (sêt), تاقم‎ (ckb) (taqim)
Macedonian: компле́т m (komplét)
Polish: komplet (pl) m
Portuguese: jogo (pt), conjunto (pt) m
Romanian: set (ro) n, colecție (ro) f, set (ro) n, ansamblu (ro) n
Russian: набо́р (ru) m (nabór), компле́кт (ru) m (komplékt)
Slovene: zbirka (sl) f, set m, set m
Spanish: juego (es) m
Swahili: seti
Swedish: set (sv) n
Tagalog: pangkat (tl), pulutong, magkakasama
Ukrainian: набі́р m (nabír), компле́кт (uk) m (komplékt)
Vietnamese: bộ (vi)

set theory: collection of objects

Afrikaans: versameling (af)
Arabic: مَجْمُوعَة‎ (ar) f (majmūʕa)
Belarusian: мно́ства n (mnóstva)
Bulgarian: мно́жество (bg) n (mnóžestvo)
Catalan: conjunt (ca) m
Chinese:

Mandarin: 集 (zh) (jí), 集合 (zh) (jíhé)
Czech: množina (cs) f
Danish: mængde c
Dutch: verzameling (nl) f, set (nl) m
Esperanto: ensemblo
Estonian: hulk (et)
Finnish: joukko (fi)
French: ensemble (fr) m
German: Menge (de) f
Greek: σύνολο (el) n (sýnolo)
Hebrew: קבוצה‎ (he) f (kvutza)
Hungarian: halmaz (hu)
Icelandic: mengi (is) n
Indonesian: himpunan (id)
Interlingua: insimul
Irish: tacar m
Italian: insieme (it) m
Japanese: 集合 (ja) (しゅうごう, shūgō)
Kazakh: жиын (jiyn)
Korean: 집합(集合) (ko) (jiphap)
Latin: conjunctum n, collectum n
Latvian: kopa f
Lithuanian: aibė (lt)
Macedonian: множество (množestvo)
Persian: مجموعه‎ (fa) (majmu’e)
Polish: zbiór (pl) m, agregat (pl) m
Portuguese: conjunto (pt) m
Romanian: mulțime (ro) f
Russian: мно́жество (ru) n (mnóžestvo)
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: ску̏п m

Roman: skȕp (sh) m
Slovak: množina f
Slovene: množica f
Spanish: conjunto (es) m
Swedish: mängd (sv) c
Tagalog: tangkas
Tajik: маҷмӯъа (majmüʾa)
Turkish: küme (tr)
Ukrainian: множина́ (uk) f (množyná)
Urdu: مجموعہ‎
Vietnamese: tập hợp (vi) (集合)

scenery for a film or play

Bulgarian: декор (bg) m (dekor)
Catalan: plató (ca) m
Danish: sætstykke n, scenario n, dekoration c
Finnish: lavastus (fi)
French: (play) scène (fr) f, (film) plateau (fr) / plateau de tournage (fr)
German: Set (de) m
Greek: σκηνικό (el) n (skinikó), πλατό (el) n (plató)
Italian: scenario (it) m
Macedonian: сцена f (scena)
Maori: pae whakaari
Polish: plan (pl) m, dekoracje f pl
Portuguese: cenário (pt) m
Romanian: platou (ro) n, platou de filmare n
Slovene: prizorišče n, scena f
Spanish: escenario (es) m, plató (es) m
Vietnamese: cảnh dựng

in tennis

Bulgarian: сет (bg) m (set), част (bg) f (čast)
Catalan: set (ca) m
Chinese:

Mandarin: 盘 (zh) (pán)
Danish: sæt n
Dutch: set (nl) m
Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: erä (fi)
French: set (fr) m, manche (fr)
German: Satz (de) m
Greek: σετ (el) n (set)
Hungarian: szett, játszma (hu)
Japanese: セット (ja) (setto)
Korean: 세트 (ko) (seteu)
Macedonian: сет m (set)
Polish: set (pl) m
Portuguese: set (pt) m
Romanian: set (ro) n
Russian: сет (ru) m (sɛt)
Slovene: set m
Spanish: set (es)
Swedish: set (sv) n
Vietnamese: ván (vi)

volleyball

Bulgarian: гейм m (gejm)
Catalan: set (ca) m
Danish: sæt n
Finnish: passi (fi), erä (fi)
French: set (fr) m
Greek: σετ (el) n (set)
Polish: set (pl) m
Portuguese: set (pt) m
Romanian: set (ro) n
Russian: пас (ru) m (pas)
Slovene: set m
Vietnamese: ván (vi)

Etymology 5[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb[edit]

set (third-person singular simple present sets, present participle setting, simple past and past participle setted)

(UK, education) To divide a class group in a subject according to ability
- 2008, Patricia Murphy, Robert McCormick, Knowledge and Practice: Representations and Identities
  
  In setted classes, students are brought together because they are believed to be of similar ‘ability’. Yet, setted lessons are often conducted as though students are not only similar, but identical—in terms of ability, preferred learning style and pace of working.
- 2002, Jo Boaler, Experiencing School Mathematics: Traditional and Reform Approaches and Their Impact on Student Learning:
  
  At Amber Hill, setting was a high-profile concept, and the students were frequently reminded of the set to which they belonged.
- 2013 July 19, Peter Wilby, “Finland spreads word on schools”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 30:
  
  Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16. Charging school fees is illegal, and so is sorting pupils into ability groups by streaming or setting.

References[edit]

^ Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. →ISBN

Anagrams[edit]

-est, EST, ETS, ETs, Est, Est., STE, StE, Ste, Ste., TEs, TSE, Tse, est, est., tse

Afrikaans[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

set (plural [please provide])

The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.

Aragonese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin sitis.

Noun[edit]

set f

thirst

Catalan[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Catalan numbers ^(edit)

	70
← 6	7	8 → ^{[a], [b]}
Cardinal: set Ordinal (Central): setè Ordinal (Valencian): seté Ordinal (Latinate): sèptim Ordinal abbreviation (Central): 7è Ordinal abbreviation (Valencian): 7é Ordinal abbreviation (Latinate): 7m Multiplier: sèptuple
Catalan Wikipedia article on 7

From Latin septem (“seven”), from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥. Cognates include Occitan sèt.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛt/
Rhymes: -ɛt

Numeral[edit]

set m or f

(cardinal number) seven

Noun[edit]

set m (plural sets)

seven

Derived terms[edit]

set pecats capitals

Etymology 2[edit]

From Latin sitis, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰítis.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈsət/
(Central) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛt/
(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈset/

Noun[edit]

set f (plural sets)

thirst
hunger (strong desire)

Derived terms[edit]

assedegar
sedegar
sedejar

Chinese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English set.

Pronunciation[edit]

Cantonese (Jyutping): set¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: set¹
  - Yale: colloquial sounds not defined
  - Cantonese Pinyin: set⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: séd¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛːt̚⁵/

Noun[edit]

set

(Hong Kong Cantonese) package or collection of items (Classifier: 個／个 c)

Verb[edit]

set

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to adjust

set鬧鐘／set闹钟 [Cantonese] ― set¹ naau⁶ zung¹ [Jyutping] ― to set the alarm
(Hong Kong Cantonese) to prepare

set場／set场 [Cantonese] ― set¹ coeng⁴ [Jyutping] ― to prepare and decorate a venue

Classifier[edit]

set

(Hong Kong Cantonese) Classifier for packages or collections of items.

References[edit]

English Loanwords in Hong Kong Cantonese

Crimean Tatar[edit]

Noun[edit]

set

sofa, couch, settee

Czech[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /sɛt/
Homophone: sed
Rhymes: -ɛt

Etymology 1[edit]

Derived from English set.

Noun[edit]

set m

(tennis, volleyball) set (part of a match in sports like tennis and volleyball)

Synonym: sada

Declension[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun[edit]

set n

genitive plural of sto

Verb[edit]

set

masculine singular passive participle of sít

Danish[edit]

Verb[edit]

set

past participle of se

Derived terms[edit]

sådan set

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English set.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /sɛt/
Hyphenation: set
Rhymes: -ɛt
Homophone: Seth

Noun[edit]

set m (plural sets, diminutive setje n)

A set (collection of objects belonging together).
A set (installation consisting of multiple appliances).
(tennis) A set (tennis match).
A film set (filming location).

Synonym: filmset

Derived terms[edit]

jetset
kledingset
loungeset
pannenset
setpoint
stereoset

Eastern Durango Nahuatl[edit]

Noun[edit]

set

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English set [from 1833].

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /sɛt/
Homophones: cet, cette, sept, Sète
Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun[edit]

set m (plural sets)

(tennis) set

Synonym: manche

Derived terms[edit]

balle de set (set point)

Anagrams[edit]

est, Ste., tes

Indonesian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): [ˈsɛt]
Hyphenation: sèt

Etymology 1[edit]

From Dutch set, from English set, alteration of sept, from Old French sette (“a religious sect”), from Medieval Latin secta (“retinue”), from Latin secta (“a faction”).

Noun[edit]

sèt (first-person possessive setku, second-person possessive setmu, third-person possessive setnya)

(sports) set, group of games counting as a unit toward a match.

Synonym: babak
set:

Synonyms: perangkat, setel
1. a matching collection of similar things.
2. a collection of various objects for a particular purpose.
set, an object made up of several parts.

Derived terms[edit]

set adegan
set dalam
set kedua
set kepala
set panjang
set penentuan
set sayap panggung
set tambahan
set tangan
set tirai

Etymology 2[edit]

From English set, from Middle English setten, from Old English settan, from Proto-Germanic *satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sodéyeti, causative of *sed- (“to sit”).

Verb[edit]

sèt

to set:

Synonym: mengeset
1. to put in a specified condition or state
2. to adjust
3. to prepare
4. to arrange

Derived terms[edit]

mengeset
pengeset
pengesetan

Noun[edit]

set (first-person possessive setku, second-person possessive setmu, third-person possessive setnya)

(colloquial) trick; act; strategy

Synonyms: muslihat, tindak, strategi

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English set.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈsɛt/
Rhymes: -ɛt
Hyphenation: sèt

Noun[edit]

set m (invariable)

set (group of things in maths, tennis, cinema, etc.)

Anagrams[edit]

‘ste, est

Ladin[edit]

Ladin cardinal numbers

< 6	7	8 >
Cardinal : set Ordinal : setim

Etymology[edit]

From Latin septem.

Adjective[edit]

set

seven

Noun[edit]

set m (uncountable)

seven

Latin[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

(Classical) IPA^(key): /set/, [s̠ɛt̪]
(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /set/, [sɛt̪]

Conjunction[edit]

set

Alternative form of sed
- c. 1300, Tractatus de Ponderibus et Mensuris
  
  sexies viginti petre faciunt carrum plumbi scilicet magnum carrum London’ set carrus del Peek est multo minus.
  
  Six times twenty stone make the load of lead, scilicet the great London load, but the load of Peek is much less.

Lombard[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

sett, sètt (Western orthographies)
sèt (Eastern orthographies)

Etymology[edit]

From Latin septem.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /set/, [sɛt]
IPA^(key): /set/, [hɛt] (High Brescian and Bergamasque)

Numeral[edit]

set

seven.

Lower Sorbian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): [sɛt]

Verb[edit]

set

supine of seś

Mauritian Creole[edit]

Mauritian Creole cardinal numbers

< 6	7	8 >
Cardinal : set Ordinal : setiem

Etymology[edit]

From French sept.

Numeral[edit]

set

seven

Michif[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French sept.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): [sɛt]

Numeral[edit]

set

seven

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Verb[edit]

set

present tense of setja, setta
imperative of setja

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

set

(non-standard since 1938) past participle of sjå

Occitan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin sitis, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰítis.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

set f or m (plural sets)

thirst

Numeral[edit]

Occitan cardinal numbers

< 6	7	8 >
Cardinal : set

set (Limousin)

seven

Alternative forms[edit]

sèt

Derived terms[edit]

dietz set

Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare the verb settan. Compare Old Norse sæti, Old High German gesazi (German Gesäß), Middle Dutch gesaete, from Proto-Germanic *sētiją.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /set/

Noun[edit]

set n

seat

Declension[edit]

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

[edit]

ġeset

Old French[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin septem.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈsɛt/

Numeral[edit]

cardinal number

7	Previous:	sis
Next:	uit

set

seven

Descendants[edit]

Middle French: sept
- French: sept
Norman: sept, saept
Walloon: set

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

set

third-person singular present indicative of savoir

Descendants[edit]

French: sait

Papiamentu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish sed and Portuguese sede and Kabuverdianu sedi.

Noun[edit]

set

thirst

Piedmontese[edit]

Piedmontese cardinal numbers

< 6	7	8 >
Cardinal : set

Etymology[edit]

From Latin septem, from Proto-Italic *septem. Cognates include Italian sette and French sept.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /sɛt/

Numeral[edit]

set

seven

Polish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /sɛt/
Rhymes: -ɛt
Syllabification: set

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from English set.

Noun[edit]

set m inan

(badminton, tennis, volleyball) set (part of the game in badminton, tennis, or volleyball)

Declension[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

set f

genitive plural of seta

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English set.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.t(ʃ)(i)/
Homophone: sete

Noun[edit]

set m (plural sets)

set (group of things in maths, tennis, cinema, etc.)

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English set or French set.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /set/

Noun[edit]

set n (plural seturi)

(tennis) set
set (of objects)

Declension[edit]

Romansch[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin septem, from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥.

Number[edit]

set

(Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) seven

Alternative forms[edit]

siat (Sursilvan)
seat (Sutsilvan)

Etymology 2[edit]

From Latin sitis, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰítis (“perishing, decrease”).

Noun[edit]

set f

(Sutsilvan) thirst

Alternative forms[edit]

said (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader)
seit (Sursilvan)
seid (Surmiran)

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English set.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈset/ [ˈset̪]
Rhymes: -et
Syllabification: set

Noun[edit]

set m (plural sets)

(tennis) set
set or series of things (such as crockery, cutlery, tools, instruments, etc.)

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English set.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /sɛtː/
Homophones: sett, sätt

Noun[edit]

set n

a set (matching collection of items)
a set (in tennis)

Declension[edit]

Declension of set
	Singular	Plural
Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	set	setet	set	seten
Genitive	sets	setets	sets	setens

Anagrams[edit]

est, tes

Walloon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin septem, from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /sɛt/

Numeral[edit]

set

seven

Welsh[edit]

Verb[edit]

set (not mutable)

Contraction of baset.

Yola[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English sette.

Noun[edit]

set

Alternative form of zet
- 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY:

References[edit]

Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 47

Источник

Britannica Dictionary definition of SET

always followed by an adverb or preposition

[+ object]

to put (something) in a place or position

Set your books (down) on the table.
We need to set some extra chairs around the table.
He set the ladder against the wall and walked away.
I remember setting my bag right here.

to put (something) into the surface of something

They set the bricks along the walkway.

— often used as (be) set

The posts are set firmly in the ground.
The tiles are set into the wall.

to attach (something, such as a jewel) to a piece of jewelry or other decoration

The jeweler can set the stone several different ways.

— often used as (be) set

Her wedding ring is set [=is inlaid] with seven diamonds.
a diamond set in a simple gold band

always followed by an adverb or preposition,

[+ object]

to cause the action of (a film, story, etc.) to happen in a certain place or during a certain time

— often used as (be) set

The play is set in Verona, Italy. [=the action of the play takes place in Verona]
The novel is set in 1943.
a novel set during World War II
The story is set against (the backdrop of) the Second World War. [=the story takes place during the Second World War]

[+ object]

to make (something) ready to be used

to put (something) in a position to be used

He turned off the car and set the parking brake.
Rangers will set a trap to catch the bear.

to put plates, forks, spoons, knives, etc., on a table before serving a meal

Would you please set [=(Brit) lay] the table?
We set an extra place at the table for our guest.
The table was set for two. [=it had two place settings]

[+ object]

to cause (a clock) to show a particular time

We set the clocks ahead one hour for daylight saving time.

to cause the controls of (a clock or other device) to be in a particular position

The alarm was set for 7:00 a.m. = The alarm was set to go off at 7:00 a.m.
I set the timer for/to twenty minutes.
Set the oven to 350 degrees.
In the winter, she sets the thermostat at/to 68 degrees.

[+ object]

to decide on or choose (something)

I set a goal (for myself) to lose 15 pounds by the end of the year.
The company must meet certain conditions set by the government in order to stay in business.
She will be setting the agenda for this afternoon’s meeting.
setting boundaries/limits/rules
NASA has not yet set [=named] the date for the shuttle launch.
He has set his sights on becoming [=he has decided to try to become] the next president.
We don’t have enough time to do everything. We have to set priorities. [=to decide which things are most important to do]

[+ object]

to give (a particular price or value) to something

An antiques appraiser set the value of the chair at $500.
If you set your prices too high, no one will buy your products.
Her bail was set at $10,000. = The judge set (her) bail at $10,000. [=the judge decided that she will have to pay $10,000 or stay in jail until her trial]

to give (a high value or importance) to something

They set a high value on their privacy. [=they value their privacy very highly]
Our family sets great store by/on tradition. [=our family believes that tradition is very important]

[+ object]

to cause (something) to be accepted as an example, rule, etc.

to establish (a standard, trend, etc.) for others to follow or try to copy

They are improving the safety of their vehicles and setting a higher standard for other companies (to follow).
His style of directing has set a new trend in moviemaking. [=other directors are copying his way of making movies]
His behavior sets a good/bad example for the rest of the children.
The ruling is likely to set a precedent for how future cases are decided. [=future cases will be decided based on this case]
Her lighthearted question set the tone for the rest of the interview. [=it gave the rest of the interview a light and easy feeling]

to establish (a record) as the performance or achievement that is the best of its kind

She set a record for the most sales in the company’s history. [=she made more sales for the company than anyone else ever had]
He set the world record for/in the 100-meter dash.

[+ object]

to cause (someone or something) to be in a specified condition

The slaves were set free.
He made a raft and set it afloat in the river.
They set the house on fire. = They set fire to the house. = (more formally) They set the house afire/aflame/ablaze. [=they caused the house to begin burning]
I wish I knew how to set your mind at ease. [=to help you stop worrying]
She set him right/straight about what happened. [=she told him that he was wrong and explained what really happened]
We should set our own house in order [=correct the way we do things] before we criticize them.

to cause (someone or something) to start doing something

[+ object]

We have no idea what set [=got] her crying.

— often + to

Her question set me to wondering if I had made the right decision.
They are ready to set the plan in motion. [=they are ready to cause the plan to start happening]
The plan has been set in motion.
Sources say that the governor has set the wheels in motion for a run for the presidency. [=the governor has started to run for president]

[no object]

He immediately set to work [=started working] on the project.

[+ object]

British

to give (someone) a particular job

to require someone to do (a task)

My boss set me to organizing the files.
She set [=assigned] her students the task of writing a three-page report.
setting homework for the children

[no object]

of the sun or moon

to move down in the sky and go below the horizon

We sat on the beach and watched the sun set.

—

opposite ¹rise 5

[+ object]

to put and hold (your jaw, mouth, etc.) firmly into a certain position

She crossed her arms, set her jaw, and refused to answer any questions.
He set his lips firmly.

[no object]

of a liquid

to become thick or hard

The gelatin needs a few hours to set.
My nail polish is still setting.
a quick-setting cement

to become permanent

[no object]

If you don’t wash your shirt right away, the stain will set. [=you will not be able to remove the stain]

[+ object]

Hot water will set the stain.

to put (a broken bone) into its normal position so it can heal

[+ object]

Doctors set her broken leg last week.

[no object]

The bones will take several weeks to set. [=grow together]

[+ object]

to give a particular style to (someone’s hair) by wetting it, putting it in curlers or clips, and drying it

She gets her hair set and styled twice a week.

[+ object]

to type or print (a word, sentence, etc.) in a particular form or style

a word set in italics

[+ object]

to add music to (words)

to create (music) to accompany words

— usually + to

She wrote the lyrics, and he set them to music.

set about (something)

to begin to do (something)

They set about (the task of) creating a new Web site.

— sometimes followed by to + verb

They set about to create a new Web site.

set against

[phrasal verb]

set (something) against (something)

to compare (something) to (something else)

Let’s set the advantages against the disadvantages.

— often used as (be) set against

The challenges of fixing the problem now must be set against the dangers of waiting until later to act.
The fines were small when set against the company’s huge annual profits.

—

see also ¹set 2 (above)

British

to list (something) as an expense in order to reduce (income for which you must pay tax)

You can set your mortgage payments against your rental income.

set (yourself) against (something or someone)

to decide that you do not support (something or someone)

to be or become opposed to (something or someone)

She set herself against the prevailing beliefs of the time.
He has set himself against (joining) them.

set (someone) against (someone)

to cause (someone) to disagree with or oppose (someone)

The incident set brother against sister.

set (someone or something) apart

to be a quality that makes (someone or something) better than or different from other people or things

— usually + from

What sets her apart (from the other teachers) is her great passion for her work.
His great height set him apart from the other men in his family.

set (something) apart

to keep or save (something) for a particular purpose

— often used as (be) set apart

— usually + for

A few acres of the city were set apart for a park.

set (something) aside

set aside (something)

to move (something) to the side because you are not working on it, dealing with it, etc.

Mix the dry ingredients in a small bowl and set the mixture aside.

to wait until later to use or deal with (something)

I’ve set your memo aside for now but I’ll read it this afternoon.
The committee set aside discussion of the proposal until their next meeting.

to keep or save (something) for a particular purpose

The hotel set aside [=set apart] 20 rooms for the guests of the bride and groom.
We need to set some money aside for our vacation.

to stop thinking about, talking about, or being affected by (something)

They decided to set aside their differences and work together.
Setting aside the fact that the meal was extremely expensive, dinner was very enjoyable.

law

to change or reverse (a legal decision, conviction, etc.)

The verdict was set aside [=overturned] by the court.

set (something or someone) back

set back (something or someone)

to make the progress of (something or someone) slower or more difficult

to cause (something or someone) to go back to an earlier or worse condition

A recent lack of funding has set back research on the disease.
If the law is reversed, it will set us back 20 years. [=it will undo 20 years of progress]
setting back progress

set (someone) back

informal

²cost

A new suit will set you back at least $200.

set down (something)

to create or establish (a rule, requirement, etc.)

All participants must follow the guidelines set down [=established] by the organization.
Once she sets down the rules, there’s no changing her mind.

set (something) down

set down (something)

to record (something) by writing it down

She took out her notebook and started setting down her thoughts.
When an idea for a song comes to me, I set it down on paper.
setting an agreement down in writing

to land (an airplane) on the ground or water

We had to set the plane down in a field.

set (someone) down

to allow (someone) to get off a bus, airplane, etc.

I asked the taxi driver to set me down [=drop me off, (US) let me off] in front of the library.

set foot in/on

—

see ¹foot

literary

to begin a journey

We will set forth [=set out] at dawn.

set forth (something)

set (something) forth

formal

to explain or describe (something) in an organized way

The author sets forth [=states] the book’s premise in its first two pages.

set forward

[phrasal verb]

set (something) forward

set forward (something)

to explain or describe (something) so that it can be considered

She has set forward [=presented] an ambitious plan to fix the nation’s health-care system.

to begin to be present, seen, etc.

— used of something unpleasant or unwanted that often lasts for a long time

The kids should go outside and play before the rain sets in again.
An infection set in after the surgery.
Reality was starting to set in. [=become obvious] We were not going to win.

set (someone or something) loose

—

see let loose at ¹loose

to begin traveling

We set off for home.
They set off in a different direction.
In the first chapter, the hero sets off on a long voyage across the ocean.

set off (something)

also

set (something) off

to cause (something) to start or happen

set off an explosion
Her comments set off [=touched off] a chain of events that led to two people losing their jobs.
The incident set off a debate about how public land should be used.

set off (something)

set (something) off

to cause (something) to begin making noise

The thick smoke set off the school’s fire alarms.
Your watch will probably set the metal detectors off.

to cause (fireworks, a bomb, etc.) to explode

They were accused of setting off the bomb that destroyed the building.
It was set off by remote control.

to make (something) easy to see or notice

The blue in your sweater sets off [=accents] your eyes.
Bright yellow police tape set off the area where the crime occurred.
a quote set off by quotation marks

set (someone) off

to cause (someone) to suddenly start yelling, crying, laughing, etc.

I wonder what set her off.

set (someone or something) on (someone)

to make (a person or animal) suddenly attack (someone)

Police dogs were set on the protesters.
She set her friends on him.

to begin traveling in a particular direction

We got out of the car and set out for the nearest gas station.
They set out toward the east.

to start doing something

to begin an activity or effort with a particular plan or purpose

She set out with the goal of going to the Olympics.

— often followed by to + verb

She accomplishes whatever she sets out [=intends] to do.
I never set out to hurt you. [=I was not trying to hurt you]
He set out to become a lawyer but ended up teaching history instead.

set (something) out

set out (something)

to explain or describe (something)

In the article, the group sets out the role of parents in a child’s education.
He set out the basic argument between the two groups.

to move and organize (a group of things) so that they can be seen or used

We’ll need to set a few extra chairs out for our guests.
They set out maps and travel brochures for the tourists to take.

set pen to paper

—

see ¹pen

set the record straight

—

see ¹record

set the scene

—

see scene

set to

[phrasal verb]

British, literary

to begin doing something in an active and serious way

We set to and soon finished the work.

to prepare for something by putting things where they need to be

We have one hour left to set up for the party.
We had better start setting up.

set up (something)

set (something) up

to create or establish (something) for a particular purpose

A panel needs to be set up to investigate the issue.
She hopes that in a few years she can set up a private practice of her own.
A foundation was set up for people with the disease.
The church set up a school for the city’s homeless children.
The hikers set up camp [=they prepared an area where they could sleep outside] just before sunset.

to arrange and plan (an event or activity)

I’ll ask my secretary to set up a meeting with our clients.
Let’s set up a time to get together.
He was the one who set up the bank robbery.

to put (something) in an upright position

They set up flags along the street for the parade.
Help me set the tent up.

to make (a machine, system, etc.) ready to be used

They set up the movie camera next to the door.
This computer wasn’t set up to run so many programs at one time.

set (someone) up

set up (someone)

to cause (someone) to be in a bad situation or to appear guilty

Those aren’t his drugs. Someone must have set him up! [=framed him; made it look like the drugs were his]
He claimed he was set up by the police.

British

to help (someone) feel healthy and full of energy

She says that daily exercise has set her up to face the challenges of getting old.

to give (someone) a job, a place to live, etc.

She set me up in a great apartment in the city.
He set his son up with a job at his company.

to do something that makes it likely or possible for (someone) to do, get, or experience something

The team’s excellent defense set them up to score the winning touchdown.

— usually + for

I think you’re just setting yourself up for a big disappointment. [=you’re expecting something that won’t happen and you will be disappointed when it doesn’t]

to cause (someone) to meet someone in order to start a romantic relationship

“How did you first meet your husband?” “My best friend set us up.”

— often + with

She wants to set him up with her sister.

set (yourself) up as (something)

to try to make people believe that you are (something)

She has set herself up as the best alternative to the current administration.
He sets himself up as a defender of the people, but he’s really only interested in getting more power.

also

set up as (something)

set up in (something)

to start your own business

She set (herself) up as a wedding planner. [=she began working as a wedding planner]
He set up in business after finishing college.

—

see also setup

set upon (someone or something)

to attack (someone or something)

— often used as (be) set upon

The protesters were set upon by police dogs.

set your heart on

—

see heart

set your mind to

—

see ¹mind

set your teeth on edge

—

see tooth

Britannica Dictionary definition of SET

[count]

a group of similar things that belong together

— often + of

an extra set of keys
There were two sets of footprints leading to the door.
Her parents bought her a complete set of Shakespeare. [=all of the poems and plays written by Shakespeare]
a set of instructions
a complex set of emotions/ideas

a group of things that are used together

I need to buy a new set of golf clubs.
a set of dishes
a chess set
an electric train set
a dining (room) set [=a group of furniture for a dining room]

—

see also tea set

[count]

a piece of electronic equipment

a radio/stereo set
a television set = (US) a TV set
The kids are allowed to watch two hours of television. After that, I turn off the set.

—

see also headset

[count]

a place where a movie or television program is filmed or a play is performed

We met on the set of Hamlet.
The actors got along well both on and off the set. [=while they were performing and while they were not]
Quiet on the set!

the rooms, painted backgrounds, furniture, etc., that are used for a scene in a movie, television program, or play

elaborate stage sets
a set designer

— called also
(US)
setting

[count]

one of the parts into which a tennis or volleyball match is divided

a group of tennis or volleyball games

He won a five-set match by three sets to two.

—

see also set point

[count]

a group of songs or pieces that a musician or band performs at a concert

Her band opened the show with a 30-minute set.

[singular]

somewhat old-fashioned

a group of people who have similar interests or characteristics

His music has become especially popular with the college set. [=with college students]
the younger set
the town’s wealthy horsey set [=people who are interested in riding horses]

—

see also jet set

[count]

British

a group of students who perform at the same level in a particular subject

She’s in the top set for science.

[count]

mathematics

a group of numbers, points, etc.

the set of positive integers
a finite set of points

[count]

the number of times that you perform a group of repeated movements when you exercise

He did 3 sets of 12 push-ups.

[singular]

the way you move or hold your body, shoulders, etc.

The set of her shoulders suggested confidence and strength.
the firm set of his jaw

—

see also mind-set

[count]

a small bulb that you use to grow a new plant

onion sets

Britannica Dictionary definition of SET

having a particular position or location

Her college is set in the countryside.
Their house is set back from the road.
a man with deep-set eyes

—

see also close-set

particular and not changing

— used to describe something that has been decided by someone with authority

All the cars on our lot have a set [=fixed] price.
All contestants must write a 200-word essay on a set subject.
Schools must be in session a set number of days each year.
The office is open at set hours during the week.
(Brit) The book is now a set book/text [=a book that students must read] in schools.
(chiefly Brit) The restaurant has a very good set menu. [=a menu with items that cannot be changed]

[more set; most set]

not likely to change

She has very set ideas about how children should behave.
We’re both getting older and more set in our ways. [=more unwilling to change the way we do or think about things]

of a person’s face or expression

in a firm position that does not move or change

He stared at me with angry eyes and a set jaw.
a set smile
a crowd of set faces

not used before a noun,

informal

ready or prepared for something

Is everyone set to go?
We’re all set.
She’s all set for an early-morning start.
If we win the lottery, we’ll be set for life. [=we will have everything we need for the rest of our lives]

not used before a noun

scheduled or supposed to happen at a certain time

— often + for

Your package is set [=slated] for delivery on the 11th.
Her trial is set for October.
The album is set for an early March release.

— often followed by to + verb

The album is set to be released in early March.
The game is set to begin at 6:00.

be set against

to feel strongly that you do not want (something) or will not do (something)

Everyone was set against going.
He was dead set against the deal. [=he was very strongly opposed to the deal]

be set on

to feel strongly that you want (something) or will do (something)

She has been set on becoming a doctor since she was a child.
I’m not completely set on red for this room.

(get) ready, (get) set, go

—

see ¹ready

have your heart set on

—

see heart

have your mind set on

—

see ¹mind

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Defenition of the word set
- A matching collection of things of the same kind.
- A collection of various objects for a particular purpose.
- An object made up several parts.
- (set theory) A well-defined collection of mathematical objects (called elements or members) often having a common property.
- An association or group of people, usually meeting socially.
- To cause (as an end result, not a process) an object to be in a new place.
- To adapt something; to alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard.
- Of a heavenly body, essentially the Sun and the Moon To disappear below the horizon of a planet or another heavenly body (most often the Earth).
- Fixed and unmoving.
- alter slightly, esp. to achieve accuracy; regulate; «Adjust the clock, please»
- adapt for performance in a different way; «set this poem to music»
- a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way; «the set of his mind was obvious»
- fix conclusively or authoritatively; «set the rules»
- determined or decided upon as by an authority; «date and place are already determined»; «the dictated terms of surrender»; «the time set for the launching»
- of hair
- (usually followed by `to’ or `for’) on the point of or strongly disposed; «she was fit to scream»; «primed for a fight»; «we are set to go at any time»
- fixed and unmoving; «with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare»; «his bearded face already has a set hollow look»- Connor Cruise O’Brien; «a face rigid with pain»
- bear fruit, of plants
- converted to solid form (as concrete)
- the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization; «the hardening of concrete»; «he tested the set of the glue»
- become gelatinous; «the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme»
- set down according to a plan:»a carefully laid table with places set for four people»; «stones laid in a pattern»
- situated in a particular spot or position; «valuable centrally located urban land»; «strategically placed artillery»; «a house set on a hilltop»; «nicely situated on a quiet riverbank»
- estimate: «We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.»
- put or set (seeds or seedlings) into the ground; «Let’s plant flowers in the garden»
- make ready or suitable in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; «Get the children ready for school!»; «prepare for war»
- put into a certain place: «Put your things here»; «Set the tray down»; «Set the dogs on the scent of the mising children»; also with abstract objects and locations: «Place emphasis on a certain point»
- equip with sails, masts, etc; of ships
- being below the horizon; «the moon is set»
- the act of putting something in position; «he gave a final set to his hat»
- any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals; «the early sets ran on storage batteries»
- the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon; «before the set of sun»
- a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used: «a set of books»; «a set of golf clubs»
- an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; «the set of prime numbers is infinite»
- a unit of play in tennis or squash; «they played two sets of tennis after dinner»
- set to a certain position; «set clocks or instruments»
- put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state; «set the house afire»
- give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
- fix in a border, as of precious stones
- apply or start; «set fire to a building»
- an unofficial association of people or groups; «the smart set goes there»; «they were an angry lot»
- insert (a nail below the surface)
- several exercises intended to be done in series; «he did four sets of the incline bench press»
- disappear beyond the horizon; of celestial bodies such as the sun and the moon
- locate; «The film is set in Africa»
- establish as the highest level or best performance: «set a record»
- (psychology) a temporary readiness to respond in a particular way; «the subjects’ set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution»; «his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set»
- evil beast-headed god with high square ears and a long snout; brother and murder of Osiris
- urge a dog to attack someone
- decide upon, as of variables in math
- the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production; «the sets were meticulously authentic»
- representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production; «the sets were meticulously authentic»
- (psychology) a temporary readiness to respond in a particular way; «the subjects» set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution»; «his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set»
- a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; «a set of books»; «a set of golf clubs»; «a set of teeth»
- (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; «the set of prime numbers is infinite»
- evil beast-headed Egyptian god with high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris
- arrange attractively; «dress my hair for the wedding»
- bear fruit; «the apple trees fructify»
- alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; «Adjust the clock, please»; «correct the alignment of the front wheels»
- set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly; «set clocks or instruments»
- make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; «Get the children ready for school!»; «prepare for war»; «I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill»
- get ready for a particular purpose or event; «set up an experiment»; «set the table»; «lay out the tools for the surgery»
- equip with sails, masts, etc.; «rig a ship»
- estimate; «We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.»
- decide upon or fix definitely; «fix the variables»; «specify the parameters»
- establish as the highest level or best performance; «set a record»
- put into a certain place or abstract location; «Put your things here»; «Set the tray down»; «Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children»; «Place emphasis on a certain point»
- insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
- put or set (seeds or seedlings) into the ground; «Let»s plant flowers in the garden»
- fix in a border; «The goldsmith set the diamond»
- put into a position that will restore a normal state; «set a broken bone»
- disappear beyond the horizon; «the sun sets early these days»
- fixed and unmoving; «with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare»; «his bearded face already has a set hollow look»- Connor Cruise O»Brien; «a face rigid with pain»
- several exercises intended to be done in series
- the act of putting something in position
- any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals
- representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production
- (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way
- a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
- the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon
- a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
- (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
- an unofficial association of people or groups
- evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris
- the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
- a unit of play in tennis or squash
- arrange attractively
- bear fruit
- alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
- set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly
- put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state
- make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
- get ready for a particular purpose or event
- equip with sails or masts
- become gelatinous
- estimate
- fix conclusively or authoritatively
- decide upon or fix definitely
- establish as the highest level or best performance
- urge to attack someone
- put into a certain place or abstract location
- put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
- fix in a border
- put into a position that will restore a normal state
- apply or start
- adapt for performance in a different way
- locate
- set in type
- disappear beyond the horizon
- fixed and unmoving
- set down according to a plan:
- (usually followed by `to’ or `for’) on the point of or strongly disposed
- situated in a particular spot or position
- determined or decided upon as by an authority
- being below the horizon

Synonyms for the word set

- adjust
- agree
- agreed
- align
- appoint
- armed
- arrange
- arranged
- arrangement
- array
- backdrop
- band
- become hard
- bent
- calibrate
- circle
- coagulate
- coif
- coiffe
- coiffure
- collection
- congeal
- congealed
- conventional
- countersink
- customary
- decide
- deposit
- determine
- determined
- dictated
- do
- dress
- establish
- established
- exercise set
- film set
- firm
- fit
- fix
- fixed
- frozen
- fructify
- gear up
- geared up
- gel
- get hard
- go down
- go under
- group
- hard
- harden
- hardened
- hardening
- hardheaded
- inflexible
- jell
- laid
- lay
- lay down
- localize
- locate
- located
- location
- lot
- mark
- normal
- obstinate
- organized
- park
- place
- placed
- plant
- pose
- position
- prearranged
- prepare
- prepared
- primed
- program
- put
- readiness
- ready
- regular
- regulate
- resolute
- resolved
- rest
- rig
- rigid
- scenery
- series
- Set
- set up
- Seth
- setting
- settle on
- sic
- situate
- situated
- solid
- solidification
- solidify
- solidifying
- specify
- stage set
- stubborn
- suite
- synchronize
- traditional
- unbending
- unyielding
- usual

Similar words in the set

- activate
- actuate
- advance
- allow
- apply
- appropriate
- arrange
- arranged
- array
- assemble
- assign
- bring down
- cancel
- communicate
- debark
- defer
- disembark
- down
- drop
- earmark
- ensnare
- entrap
- erect
- frame
- gaol
- hard
- hold over
- immure
- imprison
- incarcerate
- incite
- instigate
- jail
- jug
- knock back
- lag
- land
- lay
- lay out
- nonmoving
- offset
- ordered
- pass
- pass on
- piece
- post
- postpone
- put across
- put away
- put back
- put behind bars
- put down
- put off
- put on
- put over
- put together
- put up
- raise
- range
- ready
- rear
- remand
- remit
- replace
- repose
- reserve
- rig
- set
- set ahead
- set apart
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set off
- set out
- set up
- set’s
- setback
- setbacks
- seth
- seth’s
- seton
- seton’s
- sets
- settable
- settee
- settee’s
- settees
- setter
- setter’s
- setters
- setting
- setting’s
- settle
- settled
- settlement
- settlement’s
- settlements
- settler
- settler’s
- settlers
- settles
- settling
- setup
- setup’s
- setups
- shelve
- spark
- spark off
- specify
- stir up
- table
- touch off
- trigger
- trigger off
- trip
- unload
- unmoving

Meronymys for the word set

- communication equipment
- communication system
- mise en scene
- plastination
- set decoration
- setting
- stage setting
- volume

Hyponyms for the word set

- advance
- afforest
- align
- appose
- arrange
- assess
- attune
- barrel
- bed
- bob
- bottle
- brace
- bracket
- bucket
- butt
- calibrate
- camp
- car pool
- cartesian product
- charge
- checkrow
- chess set
- choir
- citify
- clap
- clique
- cock
- coffin
- cohort
- company
- confederacy
- congealment
- congelation
- conjugation
- consort
- conspiracy
- coordinate
- core
- core group
- coterie
- cram
- crop
- cultivate
- date
- decompress
- define
- dentition
- deposit
- depressurise
- depressurize
- diagonal
- dibble
- dispose
- docket
- domain
- domain of a function
- emplace
- enclose
- ensconce
- field
- filiate
- fine-tune
- fit
- fix
- focalise
- focalize
- focus
- forest
- format
- Four Hundred
- glycerolise
- glycerolize
- graduate
- ground
- group
- harmonise
- harmonize
- horsey set
- horsy set
- identify
- image
- imbricate
- inclose
- ingroup
- initialise
- initialize
- inner circle
- insert
- instal
- install
- intersection
- intersperse
- interval
- introduce
- jar
- jet set
- join
- justify
- juxtapose
- keynote
- ladle
- lay
- lay out
- lay over
- lean
- linearise
- linearize
- load
- locus
- lose
- Mandelbrot set
- manicure set
- marshal
- match
- mathematical group
- mathematical space
- middle
- mislay
- misplace
- modulate
- mount
- name
- nestle
- nucleus
- null set
- octet
- octette
- ordinate
- pack
- pair
- parallelize
- park
- party
- perch
- pigeonhole
- pile
- pillow
- pitch
- place
- place down
- place upright
- plant
- plumb
- poise
- portfolio
- posit
- position
- postpose
- prearrange
- precondition
- prepose
- pressurise
- pressurize
- price
- prime
- product
- proportion
- provide
- puddle
- put
- put back
- put down
- put forward
- put in
- quadruple
- quadruplet
- quantify
- quartet
- quartette
- quintet
- quintette
- quintuple
- quintuplet
- rack up
- range
- range of a function
- readjust
- receiver
- receiving system
- recess
- recline
- reconcile
- regulate
- replace
- replant
- repose
- reposition
- reset
- rest
- root
- scene
- scenery
- score
- seat
- seed
- sender
- septet
- septette
- sestet
- set
- set ahead
- set down
- set up
- settle
- settle down
- sextet
- sextette
- sharpen
- shelve
- ship
- sign
- singleton
- siphon
- sit
- sit down
- situate
- snuggle
- socialise
- socialize
- solution
- sough
- sow
- space
- stand
- stand up
- step
- stick
- stick in
- stratify
- subset
- suite
- sum
- summerise
- summerize
- superimpose
- superpose
- sync
- synchronise
- synchronize
- synset
- table
- tabularise
- tabularize
- tabulate
- tax
- tee
- tee up
- teeth
- temper
- threescore
- throw
- thrust
- time
- topological space
- transmitter
- transpose
- tree
- trench
- triad
- trim
- trio
- triple
- triplet
- tune
- tune up
- underlay
- union
- universal set
- upend
- value
- wave
- winterise
- winterize
- work
- zero
- zero in

Hypernyms for the word set

- abstract entity
- abstraction
- accumulation
- action
- activity
- adjust
- aggregation
- alter
- approximate
- arrange
- assail
- assault
- assemblage
- attack
- bury
- change
- choose
- cognitive state
- collection
- come down
- compose
- correct
- descend
- descent
- displace
- disposition
- Egyptian deity
- electronic equipment
- emplacement
- equip
- establish
- estimate
- exercise
- exercising
- fall
- fit
- fit out
- fix
- gauge
- gear up
- go down
- groom
- guess
- hone
- impress
- inclination
- initiate
- judge
- lay
- lay down
- locating
- location
- make
- modify
- move
- multiply
- natural action
- natural process
- neaten
- originate
- outfit
- period of play
- physical exercise
- physical exertion
- pick out
- place
- placement
- play
- playing period
- pose
- position
- positioning
- prepare
- present
- print
- procreate
- put
- ready
- represent
- representation
- reproduce
- right
- select
- set
- set on
- set up
- sink
- situating
- social group
- solidify
- stage
- start
- state of mind
- take
- tendency
- workout
- write

Antonyms for the word set

- ascend
- come up
- rise
- uprise

Idioms for the word set

- set free

See other words

- What is envy
- The definition of count on
- The interpretation of the word precursor
- What is meant by slack
- The lexical meaning tap
- The dictionary meaning of the word palate
- The grammatical meaning of the word polite
- Meaning of the word index
- Literal and figurative meaning of the word automagically
- The origin of the word infancy
- Synonym for the word redolent
- Antonyms for the word remnant
- Homonyms for the word midge
- Hyponyms for the word fullness
- Holonyms for the word lightheartedly
- Hypernyms for the word esteem
- Proverbs and sayings for the word circle
- Translation of the word in other languages burden

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This article is about what mathematicians call «intuitive» or «naive» set theory. For a more detailed account, see Naive set theory. For a rigorous modern axiomatic treatment of sets, see Set theory.

A set is the mathematical model for a collection of different^[1] things;^[2]^[3]^[4] a set contains elements or members, which can be mathematical objects of any kind: numbers, symbols, points in space, lines, other geometrical shapes, variables, or even other sets.^[5] The set with no element is the empty set; a set with a single element is a singleton. A set may have a finite number of elements or be an infinite set. Two sets are equal if they have precisely the same elements.^[6]

Sets are ubiquitous in modern mathematics. Indeed, set theory, more specifically Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory, has been the standard way to provide rigorous foundations for all branches of mathematics since the first half of the 20th century.^[5]

History[edit]

The concept of a set emerged in mathematics at the end of the 19th century.^[7] The German word for set, Menge, was coined by Bernard Bolzano in his work Paradoxes of the Infinite.^[8]^[9]^[10]

Passage with a translation of the original set definition of Georg Cantor. The German word Menge for set is translated with aggregate here.

Georg Cantor, one of the founders of set theory, gave the following definition at the beginning of his Beiträge zur Begründung der transfiniten Mengenlehre:^[1]

A set is a gathering together into a whole of definite, distinct objects of our perception or our thought—which are called elements of the set.

Bertrand Russell called a set a class:^[11]

When mathematicians deal with what they call a manifold, aggregate, Menge, ensemble, or some equivalent name, it is common, especially where the number of terms involved is finite, to regard the object in question (which is in fact a class) as defined by the enumeration of its terms, and as consisting possibly of a single term, which in that case is the class.

Naive set theory[edit]

The foremost property of a set is that it can have elements, also called members. Two sets are equal when they have the same elements. More precisely, sets A and B are equal if every element of A is an element of B, and every element of B is an element of A; this property is called the extensionality of sets.^[12]

The simple concept of a set has proved enormously useful in mathematics, but paradoxes arise if no restrictions are placed on how sets can be constructed:

Russell’s paradox shows that the «set of all sets that do not contain themselves«, i.e., {x | x is a set and x ∉ x}, cannot exist.
Cantor’s paradox shows that «the set of all sets» cannot exist.

Naïve set theory defines a set as any well-defined collection of distinct elements, but problems arise from the vagueness of the term well-defined.

Axiomatic set theory[edit]

In subsequent efforts to resolve these paradoxes since the time of the original formulation of naïve set theory, the properties of sets have been defined by axioms. Axiomatic set theory takes the concept of a set as a primitive notion.^[13] The purpose of the axioms is to provide a basic framework from which to deduce the truth or falsity of particular mathematical propositions (statements) about sets, using first-order logic. According to Gödel’s incompleteness theorems however, it is not possible to use first-order logic to prove any such particular axiomatic set theory is free from paradox.^{[citation needed]}

How sets are defined and set notation[edit]

Mathematical texts commonly denote sets by capital letters^[14]^[5] in italic, such as A, B, C.^[15] A set may also be called a collection or family, especially when its elements are themselves sets.

Roster notation[edit]

Roster or enumeration notation defines a set by listing its elements between curly brackets, separated by commas:^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]

A = {4, 2, 1, 3}

B = {blue, white, red}.

In a set, all that matters is whether each element is in it or not, so the ordering of the elements in roster notation is irrelevant (in contrast, in a sequence, a tuple, or a permutation of a set, the ordering of the terms matters). For example, {2, 4, 6} and {4, 6, 4, 2} represent the same set.^[20]^[15]^[21]

For sets with many elements, especially those following an implicit pattern, the list of members can be abbreviated using an ellipsis ‘…‘.^[22]^[23] For instance, the set of the first thousand positive integers may be specified in roster notation as

{1, 2, 3, …, 1000}.

Infinite sets in roster notation[edit]

An infinite set is a set with an endless list of elements. To describe an infinite set in roster notation, an ellipsis is placed at the end of the list, or at both ends, to indicate that the list continues forever. For example, the set of nonnegative integers is

{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, …},

and the set of all integers is

{…, −3, −2, −1, 0, 1, 2, 3, …}.

Semantic definition[edit]

Another way to define a set is to use a rule to determine what the elements are:

Let A be the set whose members are the first four positive integers.

Let B be the set of colors of the French flag.

Such a definition is called a semantic description.^[24]^[25]

Set-builder notation[edit]

Set-builder notation specifies a set as a selection from a larger set, determined by a condition on the elements.^[25]^[26]^[27] For example, a set F can be defined as follows:

In this notation, the vertical bar «|» means «such that», and the description can be interpreted as «F is the set of all numbers n such that n is an integer in the range from 0 to 19 inclusive». Some authors use a colon «:» instead of the vertical bar.^[28]

Classifying methods of definition[edit]

Philosophy uses specific terms to classify types of definitions:

An intensional definition uses a rule to determine membership. Semantic definitions and definitions using set-builder notation are examples.
An extensional definition describes a set by listing all its elements.^[25] Such definitions are also called enumerative.
An ostensive definition is one that describes a set by giving examples of elements; a roster involving an ellipsis would be an example.

Membership[edit]

If B is a set and x is an element of B, this is written in shorthand as x ∈ B, which can also be read as «x belongs to B«, or «x is in B«.^[12] The statement «y is not an element of B» is written as y ∉ B, which can also be read as «y is not in B«.^[29]^[30]

For example, with respect to the sets A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, B = {blue, white, red}, and F = {n | n is an integer, and 0 ≤ n ≤ 19},

4 ∈ A and 12 ∈ F; and

20 ∉ F and green ∉ B.

The empty set[edit]

The empty set (or null set) is the unique set that has no members. It is denoted ∅ or or { }^[31]^[32] or ϕ^[33] (or ϕ).^[34]

Singleton sets[edit]

A singleton set is a set with exactly one element; such a set may also be called a unit set.^[6] Any such set can be written as {x}, where x is the element.
The set {x} and the element x mean different things; Halmos^[35] draws the analogy that a box containing a hat is not the same as the hat.

Subsets[edit]

If every element of set A is also in B, then A is described as being a subset of B, or contained in B, written A ⊆ B,^[36] or B ⊇ A.^[37] The latter notation may be read B contains A, B includes A, or B is a superset of A. The relationship between sets established by ⊆ is called inclusion or containment. Two sets are equal if they contain each other: A ⊆ B and B ⊆ A is equivalent to A = B.^[26]

If A is a subset of B, but A is not equal to B, then A is called a proper subset of B. This can be written A ⊊ B. Likewise, B ⊋ A means B is a proper superset of A, i.e. B contains A, and is not equal to A.

A third pair of operators ⊂ and ⊃ are used differently by different authors: some authors use A ⊂ B and B ⊃ A to mean A is any subset of B (and not necessarily a proper subset),^[38]^[29] while others reserve A ⊂ B and B ⊃ A for cases where A is a proper subset of B.^[36]

Examples:

The set of all humans is a proper subset of the set of all mammals.
{1, 3} ⊂ {1, 2, 3, 4}.
{1, 2, 3, 4} ⊆ {1, 2, 3, 4}.

The empty set is a subset of every set,^[31] and every set is a subset of itself:^[38]

∅ ⊆ A.
A ⊆ A.

Euler and Venn diagrams[edit]

A is a subset of B.
B is a superset of A.

An Euler diagram is a graphical representation of a collection of sets; each set is depicted as a planar region enclosed by a loop, with its elements inside. If A is a subset of B, then the region representing A is completely inside the region representing B. If two sets have no elements in common, the regions do not overlap.

A Venn diagram, in contrast, is a graphical representation of n sets in which the n loops divide the plane into 2ⁿ zones such that for each way of selecting some of the n sets (possibly all or none), there is a zone for the elements that belong to all the selected sets and none of the others. For example, if the sets are A, B, and C, there should be a zone for the elements that are inside A and C and outside B (even if such elements do not exist).

Special sets of numbers in mathematics[edit]

There are sets of such mathematical importance, to which mathematicians refer so frequently, that they have acquired special names and notational conventions to identify them.

Many of these important sets are represented in mathematical texts using bold (e.g. ) or blackboard bold (e.g. ) typeface.^[39] These include

or , the set of all natural numbers: (often, authors exclude 0);^[39]
or , the set of all integers (whether positive, negative or zero): ;^[39]
or , the set of all rational numbers (that is, the set of all proper and improper fractions): ${displaystyle mathbf {Q} =left{{frac {a}{b}}mid a,bin mathbf {Z} ,bneq 0right}}$ . For example, −7/4 ∈ Q and 5 = 5/1 ∈ Q;^[39]
or , the set of all real numbers, including all rational numbers and all irrational numbers (which include algebraic numbers such as that cannot be rewritten as fractions, as well as transcendental numbers such as π and e);^[39]
or , the set of all complex numbers: C = {a + bi | a, b ∈ R}, for example, 1 + 2i ∈ C.^[39]

Each of the above sets of numbers has an infinite number of elements. Each is a subset of the sets listed below it.

Sets of positive or negative numbers are sometimes denoted by superscript plus and minus signs, respectively. For example, ${displaystyle mathbf {Q} ^{+}}$ represents the set of positive rational numbers.

Functions[edit]

A function (or mapping) from a set A to a set B is a rule that assigns to each «input» element of A an «output» that is an element of B; more formally, a function is a special kind of relation, one that relates each element of A to exactly one element of B. A function is called

injective (or one-to-one) if it maps any two different elements of A to different elements of B,
surjective (or onto) if for every element of B, there is at least one element of A that maps to it, and
bijective (or a one-to-one correspondence) if the function is both injective and surjective — in this case, each element of A is paired with a unique element of B, and each element of B is paired with a unique element of A, so that there are no unpaired elements.

An injective function is called an injection, a surjective function is called a surjection, and a bijective function is called a bijection or one-to-one correspondence.

Cardinality[edit]

The cardinality of a set S, denoted |S|, is the number of members of S.^[40] For example, if B = {blue, white, red}, then |B| = 3. Repeated members in roster notation are not counted,^[41]^[42] so |{blue, white, red, blue, white}| = 3, too.

More formally, two sets share the same cardinality if there exists a one-to-one correspondence between them.

The cardinality of the empty set is zero.^[43]

Infinite sets and infinite cardinality[edit]

The list of elements of some sets is endless, or infinite. For example, the set of natural numbers is infinite.^[26] In fact, all the special sets of numbers mentioned in the section above are infinite. Infinite sets have infinite cardinality.

Some infinite cardinalities are greater than others. Arguably one of the most significant results from set theory is that the set of real numbers has greater cardinality than the set of natural numbers.^[44] Sets with cardinality less than or equal to that of are called countable sets; these are either finite sets or countably infinite sets (sets of the same cardinality as ); some authors use «countable» to mean «countably infinite». Sets with cardinality strictly greater than that of are called uncountable sets.

However, it can be shown that the cardinality of a straight line (i.e., the number of points on a line) is the same as the cardinality of any segment of that line, of the entire plane, and indeed of any finite-dimensional Euclidean space.^[45]

The continuum hypothesis[edit]

The continuum hypothesis, formulated by Georg Cantor in 1878, is the statement that there is no set with cardinality strictly between the cardinality of the natural numbers and the cardinality of a straight line.^[46] In 1963, Paul Cohen proved that the continuum hypothesis is independent of the axiom system ZFC consisting of Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory with the axiom of choice.^[47] (ZFC is the most widely-studied version of axiomatic set theory.)

Power sets[edit]

The power set of a set S is the set of all subsets of S.^[26] The empty set and S itself are elements of the power set of S, because these are both subsets of S. For example, the power set of {1, 2, 3} is {∅, {1}, {2}, {3}, {1, 2}, {1, 3}, {2, 3}, {1, 2, 3}}. The power set of a set S is commonly written as P(S) or 2^S.^[26]^[48]^[15]

If S has n elements, then P(S) has 2ⁿ elements.^[49] For example, {1, 2, 3} has three elements, and its power set has 2³ = 8 elements, as shown above.

If S is infinite (whether countable or uncountable), then P(S) is uncountable. Moreover, the power set is always strictly «bigger» than the original set, in the sense that any attempt to pair up the elements of S with the elements of P(S) will leave some elements of P(S) unpaired. (There is never a bijection from S onto P(S).)^[50]

Partitions[edit]

A partition of a set S is a set of nonempty subsets of S, such that every element x in S is in exactly one of these subsets. That is, the subsets are pairwise disjoint (meaning any two sets of the partition contain no element in common), and the union of all the subsets of the partition is S.^[51]^[52]

Basic operations[edit]

Suppose that a universal set U (a set containing all elements being discussed) has been fixed, and that A is a subset of U.

The complement of A is the set of all elements (of U) that do not belong to A. It may be denoted A^c or A′. In set-builder notation, ${displaystyle A^{text{c}}={ain U:anotin A}}$ . The complement may also be called the absolute complement to distinguish it from the relative complement below. Example: If the universal set is taken to be the set of integers, then the complement of the set of even integers is the set of odd integers.

The union of A and B, denoted A ∪ B

The intersection of A and B, denoted A ∩ B

The symmetric difference of A and B

Given any two sets A and B,

their union A ∪ B is the set of all things that are members of A or B or both.
their intersection A ∩ B is the set of all things that are members of both A and B. If A ∩ B = ∅, then A and B are said to be disjoint.
the set difference A B (also written A − B) is the set of all things that belong to A but not B. Especially when B is a subset of A, it is also called the relative complement of B in A.
their symmetric difference A Δ B is the set of all things that belong to A or B but not both. One has .
their cartesian product A × B is the set of all ordered pairs (a,b) such that a is an element of A and b is an element of B.

Examples:

{1, 2, 3} ∪ {3, 4, 5} = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}.
{1, 2, 3} ∩ {3, 4, 5} = {3}.
{1, 2, 3} − {3, 4, 5} = {1, 2}.
{1, 2, 3} Δ {3, 4, 5} = {1, 2, 4, 5}.
{a, b} × {1, 2, 3} = {(a,1), (a,2), (a,3), (b,1), (b,2), (b,3)}.

The operations above satisfy many identities. For example, one of De Morgan’s laws states that (A ∪ B)′ = A′ ∩ B′ (that is, the elements outside the union of A and B are the elements that are outside A and outside B).

The cardinality of A × B is the product of the cardinalities of A and B.
(This is an elementary fact when A and B are finite. When one or both are infinite, multiplication of cardinal numbers is defined to make this true.)

The power set of any set becomes a Boolean ring with symmetric difference as the addition of the ring and intersection as the multiplication of the ring.

Applications[edit]

Sets are ubiquitous in modern mathematics. For example, structures in abstract algebra, such as groups, fields and rings, are sets closed under one or more operations.

One of the main applications of naive set theory is in the construction of relations. A relation from a domain A to a codomain B is a subset of the Cartesian product A × B. For example, considering the set S = {rock, paper, scissors} of shapes in the game of the same name, the relation «beats» from S to S is the set B = {(scissors,paper), (paper,rock), (rock,scissors)}; thus x beats y in the game if the pair (x,y) is a member of B. Another example is the set F of all pairs (x, x²), where x is real. This relation is a subset of R × R, because the set of all squares is subset of the set of all real numbers. Since for every x in R, one and only one pair (x,…) is found in F, it is called a function. In functional notation, this relation can be written as F(x) = x².

Principle of inclusion and exclusion[edit]

The inclusion-exclusion principle for two finite sets states that the size of their union is the sum of the sizes of the sets minus the size of their intersection.

The inclusion–exclusion principle is a technique for counting the elements in a union of two finite sets in terms of the sizes of the two sets and their intersection. It can be expressed symbolically as

A more general form of the principle gives the cardinality of any finite union of finite sets:

${displaystyle {begin{aligned}left|A_{1}cup A_{2}cup A_{3}cup ldots cup A_{n}right|=&left(left|A_{1}right|+left|A_{2}right|+left|A_{3}right|+ldots left|A_{n}right|right)\&{}-left(left|A_{1}cap A_{2}right|+left|A_{1}cap A_{3}right|+ldots left|A_{n-1}cap A_{n}right|right)\&{}+ldots \&{}+left(-1right)^{n-1}left(left|A_{1}cap A_{2}cap A_{3}cap ldots cap A_{n}right|right).end{aligned}}}$

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External links[edit]

The dictionary definition of set at Wiktionary
Cantor’s «Beiträge zur Begründung der transfiniten Mengenlehre» (in German)

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a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used

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setnoun

(mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols

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several exercises intended to be done in series

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an unofficial association of people or groups

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a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

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a unit of play in tennis or squash

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the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization

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evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris
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the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon

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(psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way

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any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals

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(usually followed by `to’ or `for’) on the point of or strongly disposed

«in no fit state to continue»; «fit to drop»; «laughing fit to burst»; «she was fit to scream»; «primed for a fight»; «we are set to go at any time»
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fixed and unmoving

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located, placed, set, situatedadjective

situated in a particular spot or position

«valuable centrally located urban land»; «strategically placed artillery»; «a house set on a hilltop»; «nicely situated on a quiet riverbank»
laid, setadjective

set down according to a plan:»a carefully laid table with places set for four people»

«stones laid in a pattern»
set(p)adjective

being below the horizon

«the moon is set»
determined, dictated, setadjective

determined or decided upon as by an authority

«date and place are already determined»; «the dictated terms of surrender»; «the time set for the launching»
hardened, setverb

converted to solid form (as concrete)
put, set, place, pose, position, layverb

put into a certain place or abstract location

«Put your things here»; «Set the tray down»; «Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children»; «Place emphasis on a certain point»
determine, setverb

fix conclusively or authoritatively

«set the rules»
specify, set, determine, define, fix, limitverb

decide upon or fix definitely

«fix the variables»; «specify the parameters»
set, markverb

establish as the highest level or best performance

«set a record»
setverb

put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state

«set the house afire»
setverb

fix in a border

«The goldsmith set the diamond»
fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, setverb

make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

«Get the children ready for school!»; «prepare for war»; «I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill»
setverb

set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly

«set clocks or instruments»
set, localize, localise, placeverb

locate

«The film is set in Africa»
set, go down, go underverb

disappear beyond the horizon

«the sun sets early these days»
arrange, setverb

adapt for performance in a different way

«set this poem to music»
plant, setverb

put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground

«Let’s plant flowers in the garden»
setverb

apply or start

«set fire to a building»
jell, set, congealverb

become gelatinous

«the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme»
typeset, setverb

set in type

«My book will be typeset nicely»; «set these words in italics»
setverb

put into a position that will restore a normal state

«set a broken bone»
set, countersinkverb

insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
setverb

give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
sic, setverb

urge to attack someone

«The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders»; «the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits»
place, put, setverb

estimate

«We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.»
rig, set, set upverb

equip with sails or masts

«rig a ship»
set up, lay out, setverb

get ready for a particular purpose or event

«set up an experiment»; «set the table»; «lay out the tools for the surgery»
adjust, set, correctverb

alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard

«Adjust the clock, please»; «correct the alignment of the front wheels»
fructify, setverb

bear fruit

«the apple trees fructify»
dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffureverb

arrange attractively

«dress my hair for the wedding»

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Setverb

To congeal; to concrete; to solidify; — of cements, glues, gels, concrete, substances polymerizing into plastics, etc.
Setnoun

Any collection or group of objects considered together.
Setnoun

A short steel spike used for driving the head of a nail below the surface. Called also nail set.

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Setnoun

An ancient Egyptian god, variously described as the god of chaos, the god of thunder and storms, or the god of destruction.
Etymology: Compare the verb settan

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Setnoun

Etymology: from the verb.

1. A number of things suited to each other; a number of things of which one cannot conveniently be separated from the rest.

Sensations and passions seem to depend upon a particular set of motions.
Collier.

All corpuscles of the same set or kind agree in every thing.
John Woodward.

’Tis not a set of features or complexion,
The tincture of a skin, that I admire.
Addison.

I shall here lay together a new set of remarks, and observe the artifices of our enemies to raise such prejudices.
Addison.

introduced that monstrous character to show the marvellous, and paint it in a new set of colours.
William Broome.

He must change his comrades;
In half the time he talks them round,
There must another set be found.
Jonathan Swift.

They refer to those criticks who are partial to some particular set of writers to the prejudice of others.
Alexander Pope.

Perhaps there is no man, nor set of men, upon earth, whose sentiments I intirely follow.
Isaac Watts.

2. Any thing not sown, but put in a state of some growth into the ground.

’Tis raised by sets or berries, like white thorn, and lies the same time in the ground.
John Mortimer, Husbandry.

3. The apparent fall of the sun, or other bodies of heaven, below the horizon.

The weary sun hath made a golden set;
And, by the bright track of his firy car,
Gives signal of a goodly day to-morrow.
William Shakespeare, R. III.

When the battle’s lost and won.
—— That will be ere set of sun.
William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

Before set of sun that day, I hope to reach my Winterquarters.
Francis Atterbury, to Pope.

4. A wager at dice.

That was but civil war, an equal set,
Where piles with piles, and eagles eagles fight.
Dryden.

5. A game.

Have I not here the best cards for the game,
To win this easy match plaid for a crown?
And shall I now give o’er the yielded set?
William Shakespeare.

When we have match’d our rackets to these balls,
We will, in France, play a set
Shall strike his father’s crown into the hazard.
William Shakespeare, H. V.
Setpart. adj.

Regular; not lax; made in consequence of some formal rule.

Etymology: from the verb.

Rude am I in my speech,
And little bless’d with the set phrase of peace.
William Shakespeare, Othello.

Th’ indictment of the good lord Hastings,
In a set hand fairly is ingross’d.
William Shakespeare, Richard III.

He would not perform that service by the hazard of one set battle, but by dallying off the time.
Richard Knolles.

Set speeches, and a formal tale,
With none but statesmen and grave fools prevail.
Dryden.

In ten set battles have we driv’n back
These heathen Saxons, and regain’d our earth.
Dryden.

What we hear in conversation has this general advantage over set discourses, that in the latter we are apt to attend more to the beauty and elegance of the composure than to the matter delivered.
John Rogers.
To SETverb

preterite I set; part. pass. I am set.

Etymology: Satgan, or satyan, Gothick; settan , Saxon; setten, Dutch.

1. To place; to put in any situation or place; to put.

E’re I could
Give him that parting kiss which I had set
Betwixt two charming words, comes in my father.
William Shakespeare.

But that my admirable dexterity of wit, counterfeiting the action of an old woman, delivered me, the knave constable had set me i’ th’ common stocks for a witch.
William Shakespeare.

They that are younger have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock.
Job. xxx. 1.

He that hath received his testimony, hath set to his seal, that God is true.
John iii. 33.

They have set her a bed in the midst of the slain.
Ezek. xxxii.

God set them in the firmament, to give light upon the earth.
Gen. i. 17.

In their setting of their threshold by my thresholds, they have defiled my holy name.
Ezek. xliii. 8.

I have set thee for a tower among my people.
Jer. vi. 27.

By his aid aspiring
To set himself in glory above his peers.
John Milton.

She sets the bar that causes all my pain;
One gift refused, makes all their bounty vain.
Dryd.

The lives of the revealers may be justly enough set over against the revelation, to find whether they agree.
Francis Atterbury.

2. To put into any condition, state, or posture.

They thought the very disturbance of things established an hire sufficient to set them on work.
Richard Hooker.

That man that sits within a monarch’s heart,
Would he abuse the count’nance of the king,
Alack! what mischiefs might he set abroach?
William Shakespeare.

Our princely general,
Will give you audience; and wherein
It shall appear that your demands are just,
You shall enjoy them; ev’ry thing set off
That might so much as think you enemies.
William Shakespeare.

This present enterprize set off his head,
I do not think a braver gentleman
Is now alive.
William Shakespeare, Hen. IV.

Ye caused every man his servant, whom he had set at liberty, to return.
Jer. xxxiv. 16.

Every sabbath ye shall set it in order.
Lev. xxiv. 8.

I am come to set a man at variance against his father.
Mat.

Thou shalt pour out into all those vessels, and set aside that which is full.
2 Kings iv. 4.

The beauty of his ornament he set in majesty, but they made images; therefore have I set it far from them.
Ezek.

The gates of thy land shall be set wide open.
Nah. iii. 13.

The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.
Jer. xxxi. 20.

The tongue defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire of hell.
Ja. iii. 6.

The shipping might be set on work by fishing, by transportations from port to port.
Francis Bacon.

This wheel set on going, did pour a war upon the Venetians with such a tempest, as Padua and Trevigi were taken from them.
Francis Bacon.

That this may be done with the more advantage, some hours must be set apart for this examination.
Brian Duppa.

Finding the river fordable at the foot of the bridge, he set over his horse.
John Hayward.

Equal success had set these champions high,
And both resolv’d to conquer, or to die.
Edmund Waller.

Nothing renders a man so inconsiderable; for it sets him above the meaner sort of company, and makes him intolerable to the better.
Govern. of the Tongue.

Some are reclaimed by punishment, and some are set right by good nature.
Roger L’Estrange.

The fire was form’d, she sets the kettle on.
Dryd.

Leda’s present came,
To ruin Troy, and set the world on flame.
Dryd.

Set calf betimes to school, and let him be
Instructed there in rules of husbandry.
Dryd.

Over labour’d with so long a course,
‘Tis time to set at ease the smoking horse.
Dryd.

The punish’d crime shall set my soul at ease,
And murm’ring manes of my friend appease.
Dryd.

Jove call’d in haste
The son of Maia with severe decree,
To kill the keeper, and to set her free.
Dryd.

If such a tradition were at any time endeavoured to be set on foot, it is not easy to imagine how it should at first gain entertainment.
John Tillotson.

When the father looks sour on the child, every body else should put on the same coldness, till forgiveness asked, and a reformation of his fault has set him right again, and restored him to his former credit.
John Locke, on Educat.

His practice must by no means cross his precepts, unless he intend to set him wrong.
John Locke, on Educat.

If the fear of absolute and irresistible power set it on upon the mind, the idea is likely to sink the deeper.
John Locke.

When he has once chosen it, it raises desire that proportionably gives him uneasiness which determines his will, and sets him at work in pursuit of his choice, on all occasions.
John Locke.

This river,
When nature’s self lay ready to expire,
Quench’d the dire flame that set the world on fire.
Addis.

The many hospitals every where erected, serve rather to encourage idleness in the people than to set them at work.
Add.

A couple of lovers agreed at parting, to set aside one half hour in the day to think of each other.
Addis.

Your fortunes place you far above the necessity of learning, but nothing can set you above the ornament of it.
Henry Felton.

Their first movement and impressed motions demand the impulse of an almighty hand to set them agoing.
George Cheyne.

Men of quality look upon it as one of their distinguishing privileges, not to set other people at ease, with the loss of the least of their own.
Alexander Pope.

That the wheels were but small, may be guessed from a custom they have of taking them off, and setting them on.
Alexander Pope.

Be frequent in setting such causes at work, whose effects you desire to know.
Isaac Watts.

3. To make motionless; to fix immoveably.

Struck with the sight, inanimate she seems,
Set are her eyes, and motionless her limbs.
Samuel Garth.

4. To fix; to state by some rule.

Hereon the prompter falls to flat railing in the bitterest terms; which the gentleman with a set gesture and countenance still soberly related, until the ordinary, driven at last into a mad rage, was fain to give over.
Carew.

The town of Bern has handsome fountains planted, at set distances, from one end of the streets to the other.
Addison.

5. To regulate; to adjust.

In court they determine the king’s good by his desires, which is a kind of setting the sun by the dial.
John Suckling.

God bears a different respect to places set apart and consecrated to his worship, to what he bears to places designed to common uses.
South.

Our palates grow into a liking of the seasoning and cookery, which by custom they are set to.
John Locke.

He rules the church’s blest dominions,
And sets men’s faith by his opinions.
Matthew Prior.

Against experience he believes,
He argues against demonstration;
Plead’s when his reason he deceives,
And sets his judgment by his passion.
Matthew Prior.

6. To fit to musick; to adapt with notes.

Set thy own songs, and sing them to thy lute.
Dryden.

Grief he tames that fetters it in verse;
But when I have done so,
Some man, his art or voice to show,
Doth set and sing my pain;
And by delighting many, frees again
Grief, which verse did restrain.
John Donne.

I had one day set the hundredth psalm, and was singing the first line, in order to put the congregation into the tune.
Spect.

7. To plant, not sow.

Whatsoever fruit useth to be set upon a root or a slip, if it be sown, will degenerate.
Francis Bacon, Nat. History.

I prostrate fell,
To shrubs and plants my vile devotion paid,
And set the bearded leek to which I pray’d.
Matthew Prior.

8. To intersperse or mark with any thing.

As with stars, their bodies all
And wings were set with eyes.
John Milton.

High on their heads, with jewels richly set,
Each lady wore a radiant coronet.
Dryden.

The body is smooth on that end, and on this ’tis set with ridges round the point.
John Woodward.

9. To reduce from a fractured or dislocated state.

Can honour set to a leg? no: or an arm? no: honour hath no skill in surgery then? no.
William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

Considering what an orderly life I had led, I only commanded that my arm and leg should be set, and my body anointed with oil.
George Herbert.

The fracture was of both the focils of the left leg: he had been in great pain from the time of the setting.
Richard Wiseman.

Credit is gained by course of time, and seldom recovers a strain; but if broken, is never well set again.
William Temple.

10. To fix the affection; to determine the resolution.

Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
Col. iii. 2.

They should set their hope in God, and not forget his works.
Ps. lxxviii. 7.

Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, the heart of men is fully set in them to do evil.
Eccl.

Set to work millions of spinning worms,
That in their green shops weave the smooth hair’d silk
To deck her sons.
John Milton.

Set not thy heart
Thus overfond on that which is not thine.
John Milton.

When we are well, our hearts are set,
Which way we care not, to be rich or great.
John Denham.

Our hearts are so much set upon the value of the benefits received, that we never think of the bestower.
Roger L’Estrange.

These bubbles of the shallowest, emptiest sorrow,
Which children vent for toys, and women rain
For any trifle their fond hearts are set on.
John Dryden.

Should we set our hearts only upon these things, and be able to taste no pleasure but what is sensual, we must be extremely miserable when we come unto the other world, because we should meet with nothing to entertain ourselves.
John Tillotson.

No sooner is one action dispatched, which we are set upon, but another uneasiness is ready to set us on work.
John Locke.

Minds, altogether set on trade and profit, often contract a certain narrowness of temper.
Addison.

Men take an ill-natured pleasure in disappointing us in what our hearts are most set upon.
Joseph Addison, Spectator.

An Englishman, who has any degree of reflection, cannot be better awakened to a sense of religion in general, than by observing how the minds of all mankind are set upon this important point, and how every nation is attentive to the great business of their being.
Addison.

I am much concerned when I see young gentlemen of fortune so wholly set upon pleasures, that they neglect all improvements in wisdom and knowledge.
Addison.

11. To predetermine; to settle.

We may still doubt whether the Lord, in such indifferent ceremonies as those whereof we dispute, did frame his people of set purpose unto any utter dissimilitude with Egyptians, or with any other nation.
Richard Hooker.

He remembers only the name of Conon, and forgets the other on set purpose, to shew his country swain was no great scholar.
Dryden.

12. To establish; to appoint; to fix.

Of all helps for due performance of this service, the greatest is that very set and standing order itself, which, framed with common advice, hath for matter and form prescribed whatsoever is herein publickly done.
Richard Hooker.

It pleased the king to send me, and I set him a time.
Neh. ii.

Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?
Job vii. 12.

He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection.
Job xxviii. 3.

In studies, whatsoever a man commandeth upon himself, let him set hours for it; but whatsoever is agreeable to his nature, let him take no care for any set times: for his thoughts will fly to it of themselves, so as the spaces of other business or studies will suffice.
Francis Bacon.

For using set and prescribed forms, there is no doubt but that wholsome words, being known, are aptest to excite judicious and fervent affections.
Charles I .

His seed, when is not set, shall bruise my head.
John Milton.

Though set form of prayer be an abomination,
Set forms of petitions find great approbation.
John Denham.

Set places and set hours are but parts of that worship we owe.
South.

That law cannot keep men from taking more use than you set, the want of money being that alone which regulates its price, will appear, if we consider how hard it is to set a price upon unnecessary commodities; but how impossible it is to set a rate upon victuals in a time of famine.
John Locke.

Set him such a task, to be done in such a time.
John Locke.

As in the subordinations of government the king is offended by any insults to an inferior magistrate, so the sovereign ruler of the universe is affronted by a breach of allegiance to those whom he has set over us.
Addison.

Take set times of meditating on what is future.
Francis Atterbury.

Should a man go about, with never so set study and design, to describe such a natural form of the year as that which is at present established, he could fearcely ever do it in so few words that were so fit.
John Woodward.

13. To exhibit; to display; to propose. With before.

Through the variety of my reading, I set before me many examples both of ancient and later times.
Francis Bacon.

Reject not then what offer’d means: who knows
But God hath set before us, to return thee
Home to thy country and his sacred house?
John Milton.

Long has my soul desir’d this time and place,
To set before your sight your glorious race.
Dryden.

All that can be done is to set the thing before men, and to offer it to their choice.
John Tillotson.

A spacious veil from his broad shoulders flew,
That set th’ unhappy Phaeton to view:
The flaming chariot and the steeds it shew’d,
And the whole fable in the mantle glow’d.
Addison.

When his fortune sets before him all
The pomps and pleasures that his soul can wish,
His rigid virtue will accept of none.
Joseph Addison, Cato.

He supplies his not appearing in the present scene of action, by setting his character before us, and continually forcing his patience, prudence, and valour upon our observation.
William Broome.

14. To value; to estimate; to rate.

Be you contented
To have a son set your decrees at nought?
To pluck down justice from your awful bench,
To trip the course of law?
William Shakespeare, H. IV.

The backwardness parents shew in divulging their faults, will make them set a greater value on their credit themselves, and teach them to be the more careful to preserve the good opinion of others.
John Locke.

If we act by several broken views, and will not only be virtuous, but wealthy, popular, and every thing that has a value set upon it by the world, we shall live and die in misery.
Addis.

Have I not set at nought my noble birth,
A spotless fame, and an unblemish’d race,
The peace of innocence, and pride of virtue?
My prodigality has giv’n thee all.
Nicholas Rowe, Jane Shore.

Though the same sun, with all diffusive rays,
Blush in the rose and in the diamond blaze,
We prize the stronger effort of his pow’r,
And always set the gem above the flow’r.
Alexander Pope.

15. To stake at play.

What sad disorders play begets!
Desp’rate and mad, at length he sets
Those darts, whose points make gods adore.
Matthew Prior.

16. To offer a wager at dice to another.

Who sets me else? I’ll throw at all.
William Shakespeare, R. II.

17. To fix in metal.

Think so vast a treasure as your son
Too great for any private man’s possession;
And him too rich a jewel to be set
In vulgar metal, or vulgar use.
Dryden.

He may learn to cut, polish, and set precious stones.
John Locke.

18. To embarrass; to distress; to perplex. [This is used, I think, by mistake, for beset: as, Adam, hard beset, replied. Milton.]

Those who raise popular murmurs and discontents against his majesty’s government, that they find so very few and so very improper occasions for them, shew how hard they are set in this particular, represent the bill as a grievance.
Addis.

19. To fix in an artificial manner, so as to produce a particular effect.

The proud have laid a snare for me, they have set gins.
Ps.

20. To apply to something.

Unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury, that the Lord may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to.
Deut.

With whate’er gall thou set’st thyself to write,
Thy inoffensive satires never bite.
Dryden.

21. To fix the eyes.

I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and bring them again to this land.
Jer. xxiv. 6.

Joy salutes me when I set
My blest eyes on Amoret.
Edmund Waller.

22. To offer for a price.

There is not a more wicked thing than a covetous man; for such an one setteth his own soul to sale.
Ecclus. x. 9.

23. To place in order; to frame.

After it was framed, and ready to be set together, he was, with infinite labour and charge, carried by land with camels, through that hot and sandy country, from Caire to Suetia.
Richard Knolles, History of the Turks.

24. To station; to place.

Cœnus has betray’d
The bitter truths that our loose court upbraid:
Your friend was set upon you for a spy,
And on his witness you are doom’d to die.
Dryden.

25. To oppose.

Will you set your wit to a fool’s?
William Shakespeare.

26. To bring to a fine edge: as, to set a razor.27. To Set about. To apply to.

They should make them play-games, or endeavour it, and set themselves about it.
John Locke.

28. To Set against. To place in a state of enmity or opposition.

The terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.
Job vi. 4.

The king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem.
Ezek.

The devil hath reason to set himself against it; for nothing is more destructive to him than a soul armed with prayer.
Brian Duppa.

There should be such a being as assists us against our worst enemies, and comforts us under our sharpest sufferings, when all other things set themselves against us.
John Tillotson.

29. To Set against. To oppose; to place in rhetorical opposition.

This perishing of the world in a deluge is set against, or compared with, the perishing of the world in the conflagration.
Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.

30. To Set apart. To neglect for a season.

They highly commended his forwardness, and all other matters for that time set apart.
Richard Knolles.

31. To Set aside. To omit for the present.

Set your knighthood and your soldiership aside, and give me leave to tell you that you lie in your throat.
William Shakespeare, H. IV.

In 1585 followed the prosperous expedition of Drake and Carlile into the West Indies; in the which I set aside the taking of St. Jago and St. Domingo in Hispaniola, as surprizes rather than encounters.
Francis Bacon.

My highest interest is not to be deceived about these matters; therefore, setting aside all other considerations, I will endeavour to know the truth, and yield to that.
John Tillotson.

32. To Set aside. To reject.

I’ll look into the pretensions of each, and shew upon what ground ’tis that I embrace that of the deluge, and set aside all the rest.
John Woodward, Nat. History.

No longer now does my neglected mind
Its wonted stores and old ideas find:
Fix’d judgment there no longer does abide,
To taste the true, or set the false aside.
Matthew Prior.

33. To Set aside. To abrogate; to annul.

Several innovations, made to the detriment of the English merchant, are now intirely set aside.
Addison.

There may be
Reasons of so much pow’r and cogent force,
As may ev’n set aside this right of birth:
If sons have rights, yet fathers have ’em too.
Nicholas Rowe.

He shows what absurdities follow upon such a supposition, and the greater those absurdities are, the more strongly do they evince the falsity of that supposition from whence they flow, and consequently the truth of the doctrine set aside by that supposition.
Francis Atterbury.

34. To Set by. To regard; to esteem.

David behaved himself more wisely than all, so that his name was much set by.
1 Sa. xviii. 30.

35. To Set by. To reject or omit for the present.

You shall hardly edify me, that those nations might not, by the law of nature, have been subdued by any nation that had only policy and moral virtue; though the propagation of the faith, whereof we shall speak in the proper place, were set by, and not made part of the case.
Francis Bacon.

36. To Set down. To mention; to explain; to relate in writing.

They have set down, that a rose set by garlick is sweeter, because the more fetid juice goeth into the garlick.
Francis Bacon.

Some rules were to be set down for the government of the army.
Edward Hyde.

I shall set down an account of a discourse I chanced to have with one of these rural statesmen.
Addison.

37. To Set down. To register or note in any book or paper; to put in writing.

Let those that play your clowns speak no more than is set down for them.
William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

Every man, careful of virtuous conversation, studious of scripture, and given unto any abstinence in diet, was set down in his calendar of suspected Priscilianists.
Richard Hooker.

Take
One half of my commission, and set down
As best thou art experienc’d, since thou know’st
Thy country’s strength and weakness.
William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

The reasons that led me into the meaning which prevailed on my mind, are set down.
John Locke.

An eminent instance of this, to shew what use can do, I shall set down.
John Locke.

I cannot forbear setting down the beautiful description Claudian has made of a wild beast, newly brought from the woods, and making its first appearance in a full amphitheatre.
Addison.

38. To Set down. To fix on a resolve.

Finding him so resolutely set down, that he was neither by fair nor foul means, but only by force, to be removed out of his town, he inclosed the same round.
Richard Knolles.

39. To Set down. To fix; to establish.

This law we may name eternal, being that order which God before all others hath set down with himself, for himself to do all things by.
Richard Hooker.

40. To Set forth. To publish; to promulgate; to make appear.

My willing love,
The rather by these arguments of fear,
Set forth in your pursuit.
William Shakespeare.

The poems, which have been so ill set forth under his name, are as he first writ them.
Edmund Waller.

41. To Set forth. To raise; to send out.

Our merchants, to their great charges, set forth fleets to descry the seas.
George Abbot.

The Venetian admiral had a fleet of sixty gallies, set forth by the Venetians.
Richard Knolles, Hist. of the Turks.

They agreed, all with one consent, at a prefixed day, to send unto Vienna such warlike forces, as they had in any time before set forth, for the defence of the Christian religion.
Richard Knolles, History of the Turks.

When poor Rutilus spends all his worth,
In hopes of setting one good dinner forth,
‘Tis downright madness.
John Dryden, Juvenal.

42. To Set forth. To display; to explain.

As for words to set forth such lewdness, it is not hard for them to give a goodly and painted shew thereunto, borrowed even from the praises proper to virtue.
Edmund Spenser.

So little have these false colours dishonoured painting, that they have only served to set forth her praise, and to make her merit further known.
John Dryden, Dufresnoy.

43. To Set forth. To arrange; to place in order.

Up higher to the plain, where we’ll set forth
In best appointment all our regiments.
William Shakespeare, K. John.

44. To Set forth. To show; to exhibit.

To render our errours more monstrous, and what unto a miracle sets forth the patience of God, he hath endeavoured to make the world believe he was God himself.
Browne.

Whereas it is commonly set forth green or yellow, it is inclining to white.
Brown’s Vulg. Err.

To set forth great things by small.
John Milton.

The two humours of a chearful trust in providence, and a suspicious diffidence of it, are very well set forth here for our instruction.
Roger L’Estrange.

45. To Set forward. To advance; to promote.

They yield that reading may set forward, but not begin the work of salvation.
Richard Hooker.

Amongst them there are not those helps which others have, to set them forward in the way of life.
Richard Hooker.

In the external form of religion, such things as are apparently or can be sufficiently proved effectual, and generally fit to set forward godliness, either as betokening the greatness of God, or as beseeming the dignity of religion, or as concuring with celestial impressions in the minds of men, may be reverently thought of.
Richard Hooker.

They mar my path, they set forward my calamity.
Job.

Dung or chalk, applied seasonably to the roots of trees, doth set them forwards.
Francis Bacon, Nat. History.

46. To Set in. To put in a way to begin.

If you please to assist and set me in, I will recollect myself.
Collier.

47. To Set off. To decorate; to recommend; to adorn; to embellish. It answers to the French relever.

Like bright metal on a sullen ground,
My reformation, glittering o’er my fault,
Shall shew more goodly, and attract more eyes,
Than that which hath no foil to set it off.
William Shakespeare, H. IV.

The prince put thee into my service for no other reason than to set me off.
William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

Neglect not the examples of those that have carried themselves ill in the same place; not to set off thyself by taxing their memory, but to direct thyself what to avoid.
Francis Bacon.

May you be happy, and your sorrows past
Set off those joys I wish may ever last.
Edmund Waller.

The figures of the groupes must contrast each other by their several positions: thus in a play some characters must be raised to oppose others, and to set them off.
Dryden.

The men, whose hearts are aimed at, are the occasion that one part of the face lies under a kind of disguise, while the other is so much set off, and adorned by the owner.
Addison.

Their women are perfect mistresses in shewing themselves to the best advantage: they are always gay and sprightly, and set off the worst faces with the best airs.
Addison.

The general good sense and worthiness of his character, makes his friends observe these little singularities as foils, that rather set off than blemish his good qualities.
Addison.

The work will never take, if it is not set off with proper scenes.
Addison.

Claudian sets off his description of the Eridanus with all the poetical stories.
Joseph Addison, on Italy.

48. To Set on or upon. To animate; to instigate; to incite.

You had either never attempted this change, set on with hope, or never discovered it, stopt with dispair.
Philip Sidney.

He upbraids Iago, that he made him
Brave me upon the watch; whereon it came
That I was cast; and even now he spake
Iago set him on.
William Shakespeare, Othello.

Thou, traitor, hast set on thy wife to this.
William Shakespeare.

Baruch setteth thee on against us, to deliver us unto the Chaldeans.
Jer. xliii. 3.

He should be thought to be mad, or set on and employed by his own or the malice of other men to abuse the duke.
Edward Hyde.

In opposition sits
Grim death, my son and foe, who sets them on.
John Milton.

The vengeance of God, and the indignation of men, will join forces against an insulting baseness, when backed with greatness and set on by misinformation.
Robert South, Serm.

The skill used in dressing up power, will serve only to give a greater edge to man’s natural ambition: what can this do but set men on the more eagerly to scramble?
John Locke.

A prince’s court introduces a kind of luxury, that sets every particular person upon making a higher figure than is consistent with his revenue.
Addison.

49. To Set on or upon. To attack; to assault.

There you missing me, I was taken up by pyrates, who putting me under board prisoner, presently set upon another ship, and maintaining a long fight, in the end put them all to the sword.
Philip Sidney.

Cassio hath here been set on in the dark:
He’s almost slain, and Rodorigo dead.
William Shakespeare, Othello.

So other foes may set upon our back.
William Shakespeare, H. VI.

Alphonsus, captain of another of the galleys, suffering his men to straggle too far into the land, was set upon by a Turkish pyrate, and taken.
Richard Knolles.

Of one hundred ships there came scarce thirty to work: howbeit with them, and such as came daily in, we set upon them, and gave them the chace.
Francis Bacon, War with Spain.

If I had been set upon by villains, I would have redeemed that evil by this which I now suffer.
Taylor.

When once I am set upon, ’twill be too late to be whetting when I should be fighting.
Roger L’Estrange.

When some rival power invades a right,
Flies set on flies, and turtles turtles fight.
Samuel Garth, Dispens.

50. To Set on. To employ as in a task.

Set on thy wife t’ observe.
William Shakespeare, Othello.

51. To Set on or upon. To fix the attention; to determine to any thing with settled and full resolution.

It becomes a true lover to have your heart more set upon her good than your own, and to bear a tenderer respect to her honour than your satisfaction.
Philip Sidney.

Some I found wond’rous harsh,
Contemptuous, proud, set on revenge and spite.
John Milton.

52. To Set out. To assign; to allot.

The rest, unable to serve any longer, or willing to fall to thrift, should be placed in part of the lands by them won, at better rate than others, to whom the same shall be set out.
Edmund Spenser.

The squaring of a man’s thoughts to the lot that providence has set out for him is a blessing.
Roger L’Estrange.

53. To Set out. To publish.

I will use no other authority than that excellent proclamation set out by the king in the first year of his reign, and annexed before the book of Common Prayer.
Francis Bacon.

If all should be set out to the world by an angry whig, the consequence must be a confinement of our friend for some months more to his garret.
Jonathan Swift.

54. To Set out. To mark by boundaries or distinctions of space.

Time and place, taken thus for determinate portions of those infinite abysses of space and duration, set out, or supposed to be distinguished from the rest by known boundaries, have each a twofold acceptation.
John Locke.

55. To Set out. To adorn; to embellish.

An ugly woman, in a rich habit set out with jewels, nothing can become.
Dryden.

56. To Set out. To raise; to equip.

The Venetians pretend they could set out, in case of great necessity, thirty men of war, a hundred gallies, and ten galeasses.
Joseph Addison, on Italy.

57. To Set out. To show; to display; to recommend.

Barbarossa, in his discourses concerning the conquest of Africk, set him out as a most fit instrument for subduing the kingdom of Tunis.
Richard Knolles.

I could set out that best side of Luther, which our author, in the picture he has given us of him, has thrown into shade, that he might place a supposed deformity more in view.
Francis Atterbury.

58. To Set out. To show; to prove.

Those very reasons set out how heinous his sin was.
Francis Atterbury.

59. To Set up. To erect; to establish newly.

There are many excellent institutions of charity lately set up, and which deserve all manner of encouragement, particularly those which relate to the careful and pious education of poor children.
Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

Who could not win the mistress, woo’d the maid,
Set up themselves, and drove a sep’rate trade.
Alexander Pope.

60. To Set up. To build; to erect.

Their ancient habitations they neglect,
And set up new: then, if the echo like not
In such a room, they pluck down those.
Ben. Johnson’s Catil.

Jacob took the stone, that he had for his pillow, and set it up for a pillar.
Gen. xxviii. 18.

Saul set him up a place, and is passed on, and gone down to Gilgal.
1 Sa. xv. 12.

Such delight hath God in men
Obedient to his will, that he vouchsafes
Among them to set up his tabernacle.
John Milton, Paradise Lost.

Images were not set up or worshipped among the heathens, because they supposed the gods to be like them.
Edward Stillingfleet.

Statues were set up to all those who had made themselves eminent for any noble action.
Dryden.

I shall shew you how to set up a forge, and what tools you must use.
Joseph Moxon, Mech. Exer.

Patrons, who sneak from living worth to dead,
With-hold the pension, and set up the head.
Alexander Pope.

61. To Set up. To raise; to exalt; to put in power.

He was skilful enough to have lived still, if knowledge could be set up against mortality.
William Shakespeare.

I’ll translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and set up the throne of David over Israel.
2 Sa. iii. 10.

Of those that lead these parties, if you could take off the major number, the lesser would govern; nay, if you could take off all, they would set up one, and follow him.
John Suckling.

Homer took all occasions of setting up his own countrymen the Grecians, and of undervaluing the Trojan chiefs.
Dryd.

Whatever practical rule is generally broken, it cannot be supposed innate; it being impossible that men should, without shame or fear, serenely break a rule which they could not but evidently know that God had set up.
John Locke.

62. To Set up. To place in view.

He hath taken me by my neck, shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.
Job xvi. 12.

Scarecrows are set up to keep birds from corn and fruit.
Francis Bacon.

Thy father’s merit sets thee up to view,
And shows thee in the fairest point of light,
To make thy virtues or thy faults conspicuous.
Addison.

63. To Set up. To place in repose; to fix; to rest.

Whilst we set up our hopes here, we do not so seriously, as we ought, consider that God has provided another and better place for us.
William Wake.

64. To Set up. To raise by the voice.

My right eye itches, some good luck is near;
Perhaps my Amaryllis may appear;
I’ll set up such a note as she shall hear.
Dryden.

65. To Set up. To advance; to propose to reception.

The authors that set up this opinion were not themselves satisfied with it.
Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.

66. To Set up. To raise to a sufficient fortune.

In a soldier’s life there’s honour to be got, and one lucky hit sets up a man for ever.
Roger L’Estrange.
To Setverb

1. To fall below the horizon, as the sun at evening.

The sun was set.
Gen. xxviii. 11.

Whereas the setting of the pleiades and seven stars is designed the term of Autumn and the beginning of Winter, unto some latitudes these stars do never set.
Thomas Browne, Vulgar Err.

That sun once set, a thousand meaner stars
Gave a dim light to violence and wars.
Edmund Waller.

Now the latter watch of wasting night,
And setting stars, to kindly rest invite.
John Dryden, Æn.

Not thicker billows beat the Libyan main,
When pale Orion sets in wintry rain,
Than stand these troops.
John Dryden, Æn.

My eyes no object met,
But distant skies that in the ocean set.
John Dryden, Ind. Emp.

The Julian eagles here their wings display,
And there like setting stars the Decii lay.
Samuel Garth, Ovid.

2. To be fixed hard.

A gathering and serring of the spirits together to resist, maketh the teeth to set hard one against another.
Francis Bacon.

3. To be extinguished or darkened, as the sun at night.

Ahijah could not see; for his eyes were set, by reason of his age.
Kings xiv. 4.

4. To fit musick to words.

That I might sing it, madam, to a tune,
Give me a note: your ladyship can set.
—— As little by such toys as may be possible.
William Shakespeare.

5. To become not fluid.

That fluid substance in a few minutes begins to set, as the tradesmen speak; that is, to exchange its fluidity for firmness.
Boyle.

6. To begin a journey.

So let him land,
And solemnly see him set on to London.
William Shakespeare, H. V.

On Wednesday next, Harry, thou shalt set forward;
On Thursday we ourselves will march.
William Shakespeare.

The king is set from London, and the scene
Is now transported to Southampton.
William Shakespeare, Hen. V.

7. To go, or pass, or put one’s self into any state or posture.

The faithless pirate soon will set to sea,
And bear the royal virgin far away.
Dryden.

When sets he forward?
—— He is near at hand.
John Dryden, Ind. Emp.

He with forty of his gallies, in most warlike manner appointed, set forward with Solyman’s ambassador towards Constantinople.
Richard Knolles, History of the Turks.

8. To catch birds with a dog that sets them, that is, lies down and points them out; and with a large net.

When I go a hawking or setting, I think myself beholden to him that assures me, that in such a field there is a covey of partridges.
Boyle.

9. To plant, not sow.

In gard’ning ne’er this rule forget,
To sow dry, and set wet.
Old Proverb.

10. It is commonly used in conversation for sit, which, though undoubtedly barbarous, is sometimes found in authors.

If they set down before’s, ’fore they remove,
Bring up your army.
William Shakespeare.

11. To apply one’s self.

If he sets industriously and sincerely to perform the commands of Christ, he can have no ground of doubting but it shall prove successful to him.
Henry Hammond.

12. To Set about. To fall to; to begin.

We find it most hard to convince them, that it is necessary now, at this very present, to set about it: we are thought a little too hot and hasty, when we press wicked men to leave their sins to-day, as long as they have so much time before them to do it in.
Edmund Calamy, Sermons.

How preposterous is it, never to set about works of charity, whilst we ourselves can see them performed?
Francis Atterbury.

13. To Set in. To fix in a particular state.

When the weather was set in to be very bad, I have taken a whole day’s journey to see a gallery furnished by great masters.
Joseph Addison, Spectator.

As November set in with keen frosts, so they continued through the whole of that month, without any other alteration than freezing with more or less severity, as the winds changed.
Henry Ellis, Voyage.

A storm accordingly happened the following day; for a southern monsoon began to set in.
Gulliver’s Travels.

14. To Set on or upon. To begin a march, journey, or enterprize.

Be’t your charge
To see perform’d the tenor of our word:
Set on.
William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

He that would seriously set upon the search of truth, ought to prepare his mind with a love of it.
John Locke.

The understanding would presently obtain the knowledge it is about, and then set upon some new inquiry.
John Locke.

15. To Set on. To make an attack.

Hence every leader to his charge;
For on their answer we will set on them.
William Shakespeare, Hen. IV.

16. To Set out. To have beginning.

If any invisible casualty there be, it is questionable whether its activity only set out at our nativity, and began not rather in the womb.
Thomas Browne, Vulg. Errours.

The dazzling lustre to abate,
He set not out in all his pomp and state,
Clad in the mildest lightning.
Addison.

17. To Set out. To begin a journey.

At their setting out they must have their commission from the king.
Francis Bacon.

I shall put you in mind where you promised to set out, or begin your first stage.
Henry Hammond.

Me thou think’st not slow,
Who since the morning-hour set out from heav’n,
Where God resides, and ere mid-day arriv’d
In Eden.
John Milton, Parad. Lost.

My soul then mov’d the quicker pace;
Your’s first set out, mine reach’d her in the race.
Dryden.

These doctrines, laid down for foundations of any science, were called principles, as the beginnings from which we must set out, and look no farther backwards.
John Locke.

He that sets out upon weak legs will not only go farther, but grow stronger too, than one who with firm limbs only sits still.
John Locke.

For these reasons I shall set out for London to-morrow.
Add.

Look no more on man in the first stage of his existence, in his setting out for eternity.
Addison.

If we slacken our arms, and drop our oars, we shall be hurried back to the place from whence we first set out.
Addison.

18. To Set out. To begin the world.

Eudoxus, at his first setting out, threw himself into court.
Joseph Addison, Spectator.

Eugenio set out from the same university, and about the same time with Corusodes.
Jonathan Swift.

19. To Set to. To apply himself to.

I may appeal to some, who have made this their business, whether it go not against the hair with them to set to any thing else.
Government of the Tongue.

20. To Set up. To begin a trade openly.

We have stock enough to set up with, capable of infinite advancement, and yet no less capable of total decay.
Decay of Piety.

A man of a clear reputation, though his bark be split, yet he saves his cargo; has something left towards setting up again, and so is in capacity of receiving benefit not only from his own industry, but the friendship of others.
Gov. of the Tongue.

Those who have once made their court to those mistresses without portions, the muses, are never like to set up for fortunes.
Alexander Pope.

This habit of writing and discoursing was acquired during my apprenticeship in London, and a long residence there after I had set up for myself.
Jonathan Swift.

21. To Set up. To begin a project of advantage.

Eumenes, one of Alexander’s captains, setting up for himself after the death of his master, persuaded his principal officers to lend him great sums; after which they were forced to follow him for their own security.
Arbuthnot.

A severe treatment might tempt them to set up for a republick.
Joseph Addison, on Italy.

22. To Set up. To profess publickly.

Scow’ring the watch grows out of fashion wit;
Now we set up for tilting in the pit.
Dryden.

Can Polyphemus, or Antiphates,
Who gorge themselves with man,
Set up to teach humanity, and give,
By their example, rules for us to live?
John Dryden, Juvenal.

It is found by experience, that those men who set up for morality, without regard to religion, are generally but virtuous in part.
Jonathan Swift.

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Setverb

to cause to sit; to make to assume a specified position or attitude; to give site or place to; to place; to put; to fix; as, to set a house on a stone foundation; to set a book on a shelf; to set a dish on a table; to set a chest or trunk on its bottom or on end
Setverb

hence, to attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place
Setverb

to make to assume specified place, condition, or occupation; to put in a certain condition or state (described by the accompanying words); to cause to be
Setverb

to fix firmly; to make fast, permanent, or stable; to render motionless; to give an unchanging place, form, or condition to
Setverb

to cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot; hence, to occasion difficulty to; to embarrass; as, to set a coach in the mud
Setverb

to fix beforehand; to determine; hence, to make unyielding or obstinate; to render stiff, unpliant, or rigid; as, to set one’s countenance
Setverb

to fix in the ground, as a post or a tree; to plant; as, to set pear trees in an orchard
Setverb

to fix, as a precious stone, in a border of metal; to place in a setting; hence, to place in or amid something which serves as a setting; as, to set glass in a sash
Setverb

to render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle; as, to set milk for cheese
Setverb

to put into a desired position or condition; to adjust; to regulate; to adapt
Setverb

to put in order in a particular manner; to prepare; as, to set (that is, to hone) a razor; to set a saw
Setverb

to extend and bring into position; to spread; as, to set the sails of a ship
Setverb

to give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote; as, to set a psalm
Setverb

to reduce from a dislocated or fractured state; to replace; as, to set a broken bone
Setverb

to make to agree with some standard; as, to set a watch or a clock
Setverb

to lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure
Setverb

to stake at play; to wager; to risk
Setverb

to fit with music; to adapt, as words to notes; to prepare for singing
Setverb

to determine; to appoint; to assign; to fix; as, to set a time for a meeting; to set a price on a horse
Setverb

to adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there
Setverb

to value; to rate; — with at
Setverb

to point out the seat or position of, as birds, or other game; — said of hunting dogs
Setverb

to establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign; as, to set an example; to set lessons to be learned
Setverb

to suit; to become; as, it sets him ill
Setverb

to compose; to arrange in words, lines, etc.; as, to set type; to set a page
Setverb

to pass below the horizon; to go down; to decline; to sink out of sight; to come to an end
Setverb

to fit music to words
Setverb

to place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant
Setverb

to be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form; as, cuttings set well; the fruit has set well (i. e., not blasted in the blossom)
Setverb

to become fixed or rigid; to be fastened
Setverb

to congeal; to concrete; to solidify
Setverb

to have a certain direction in motion; to flow; to move on; to tend; as, the current sets to the north; the tide sets to the windward
Setverb

to begin to move; to go out or forth; to start; — now followed by out
Setverb

to indicate the position of game; — said of a dog; as, the dog sets well; also, to hunt game by the aid of a setter
Setverb

to apply one’s self; to undertake earnestly; — now followed by out
Setverb

to fit or suit one; to sit; as, the coat sets well
Setadjective

fixed in position; immovable; rigid; as, a set line; a set countenance
Setadjective

firm; unchanging; obstinate; as, set opinions or prejudices
Setadjective

regular; uniform; formal; as, a set discourse; a set battle
Setadjective

established; prescribed; as, set forms of prayer
Setadjective

adjusted; arranged; formed; adapted
Setnoun

the act of setting, as of the sun or other heavenly body; descent; hence, the close; termination
Setnoun

that which is set, placed, or fixed
Setnoun

a young plant for growth; as, a set of white thorn
Setnoun

that which is staked; a wager; a venture; a stake; hence, a game at venture
Setnoun

permanent change of figure in consequence of excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.; as, the set of a spring
Setnoun

a kind of punch used for bending, indenting, or giving shape to, metal; as, a saw set
Setnoun

a piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot be reached by the weight, or hammer, except by means of such an intervening piece
Setnoun

a short steel spike used for driving the head of a nail below the surface
Setnoun

a number of things of the same kind, ordinarily used or classed together; a collection of articles which naturally complement each other, and usually go together; an assortment; a suit; as, a set of chairs, of china, of surgical or mathematical instruments, of books, etc
Setnoun

a number of persons associated by custom, office, common opinion, quality, or the like; a division; a group; a clique
Setnoun

direction or course; as, the set of the wind, or of a current
Setnoun

in dancing, the number of persons necessary to execute a quadrille; also, the series of figures or movements executed
Setnoun

the deflection of a tooth, or of the teeth, of a saw, which causes the the saw to cut a kerf, or make an opening, wider than the blade
Setnoun

a young oyster when first attached
Setnoun

collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality
Setnoun

a series of as many games as may be necessary to enable one side to win six. If at the end of the tenth game the score is a tie, the set is usually called a deuce set, and decided by an application of the rules for playing off deuce in a game. See Deuce
Setnoun

that dimension of the body of a type called by printers the width
Etymology: [Perhaps due to confusion with sect, sept.]

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In mathematics, a set is a collection of distinct objects, considered as an object in its own right. For example, the numbers 2, 4, and 6 are distinct objects when considered separately, but when they are considered collectively they form a single set of size three, written {2,4,6}. Sets are one of the most fundamental concepts in mathematics. Developed at the end of the 19th century, set theory is now a ubiquitous part of mathematics, and can be used as a foundation from which nearly all of mathematics can be derived. In mathematics education, elementary topics such as Venn diagrams are taught at a young age, while more advanced concepts are taught as part of a university degree.

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set, v.t. to make to sit: to place: to fix: to put in a condition for use, to make ready, to arrange, prepare, furnish, draw up: to render motionless: to determine beforehand: to obstruct: to plant, place so as to promote growth: to place a brooding fowl on a nest containing eggs: to fix in metal: to put and fix in its proper place, as a broken limb, &c.: to assign, as a price: to sharpen: to spread, as sails: to pitch, as a tune: to adapt music to: to frame, mount, or adorn with something fixed: to stud: to point, as a dog: to accompany part or the whole of the way: (Scot.) to let to a tenant: to compose, put into type: (prov.) to become, as a dress, &c.—v.i. to sink below the horizon: to decline: to become fixed: to congeal: to begin the growth of fruit: to have a certain direction in motion: to acquire a set or bend: to point out game: to apply (one’s self):—pr.p. set′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. set.—n. Set′-back, a check to progress: an overflow.—adj. Set-by′ (Scot.), proud, reserved.—ns. Set′-down, a rebuke, snubbing; Set′-off, a claim set up against another: a counterbalance: an ornament; Set′-out, preparations: a display of dishes, dress, &c.: a company, clique; Set′-to, a conflict in boxing, argument, &c.; Set′-up, bearing of a person.—adj. hilarious, tipsy.—Set about, to begin; Set abroach, to tap and leave running: to give publicity to; Set against, to oppose; Set agoing, to make begin to move; Set apart, to separate from the rest, to reserve: (B.) to promote; Set aside, to put away, to omit or reject; Set at ease, to quiet, content; Set at naught (see Naught); Set at work, to put to a task; Set before, to put in front of one; Set by, to put aside: (B.) to value or esteem; Set by the compass, to note the bearing by the compass; Set down, to lay on the ground: to put down in writing: to fix in one’s mind: to attribute, charge: to lay down authoritatively: to give a severe rebuke to; Set eyes on, to see, fix one’s eyes on; Set forth, to exhibit, display: to praise, recommend: to publish: (B.) to set off to advantage: to set out on a journey; Set forward (B.), to further, promote; Set free, to release, put at liberty; Set in, to put in the way: to begin; Set in order, to adjust or arrange; Set little, much, &c., by, to regard, esteem little, much, &c.; Set off, to adorn: to place against as an equivalent; Set on (B.), to attack; Set on, or upon, to instigate: to employ: to fix upon: (B.) to attack; Set one’s face, to turn one’s self resolutely towards; Set one’s hand to, to sign; Set one’s self, to bend one’s energies toward anything; Set one’s self against, to discountenance, oppose; Set one’s teeth, to set one’s teeth together, as in a strong resolution; Set on fire, to apply fire; Set on foot, to set agoing, to start; Set out, to mark off, to assign: (Bacon) to publish, to adorn: to equip, to furnish: to recommend: to prove: to start; Set over, to appoint as ruler over; Set sail (see Sail); Set the fashion, to lead or establish the fashion; Set the teeth on edge (see Edge); Set to, to affix: to apply one’s self; Set up, to erect, to exalt: to begin: to enable to begin: to place in view: (print.) to put in type: to begin a new course: to make pretensions. [A.S. settan; cog. with Ger. setzen, Ice. setja, Goth. satjan; settan is the weak causative of sittan, to sit.]
Set

set, adj. fixed: firm: determined: regular: established: having reached the full growth: (B.) seated.—n. a number of things similar or suited to each other, set or used together: a group of games played together: the full number of eggs set under a hen: the couples that take part in a square dance, also the movements in a country-dance or quadrille: a number of persons associated: direction, drift, tendency: act of setting: a young plant ready for setting out, a cutting, slip: the appearance of young oysters in a district in any season: a mine or set of mines on lease, a distance set off for excavation, a system of pumps in a mine (also Sett): a tool for dressing forged iron: any permanent change of shape or bias of mind: fit, way in which a dress hangs: the pattern of a tartan, &c.: bearing, carriage, build.—n. Set′-square, a triangular piece of wood having one of its angles a right angle, used in mechanical drawing.—Set fair, a barometric indication of steady, fair weather; Set piece, a piece of theatrical scenery with a supporting framework, as distinguished from a side-scene or drop-scene; Set speech, a speech carefully premeditated.

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SET

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set

The direction in which a current flows, or of the wind. (See DIRECTION.)—To set, is to observe the bearings of any distant object
by the compass. (See BEARING.) Also applied to the direction of the
tide, as «the tide setting to the south,» is opposed to a swelling sea
setting to the north-west. Also, when applied to sails, implies the
loosing and spreading them, so as to force the ship through the water on
weighing. When in chase, or other emergency, the term is sometimes used
as synonymous with make sail.

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A word used in a military sense in various combinations; as, to set a sentinel, is to place a soldier at any particular spot for its security. To set on, is to attack. To set at defiance, is to defy, to dare to combat, etc. To set up, is to make a man fit for military movements and parade.

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setnoun

A denomination of one of the larger gangs, a set is not necessarily friendly with other sets in the same gang. «Baby girl asked me what set am I claiming» — Sir Mix A Lot (Rapper’s Reputation)
setnoun

The group of songs in a concert by a specific performer.

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set

A group for a specific purpose.

They had a set of patio table and chairs for the garden.

Submitted by MaryC on February 11, 2020

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SET

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Set is ranked #108199 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

The Set surname appeared 164 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Set.

68.9% or 113 total occurrences were Asian.
14.6% or 24 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
13.4% or 22 total occurrences were White.
3% or 5 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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- Egyptian Deity
- Abstraction
- Adjust
- Arrange
- Attack
- Change
- Collection
- Compose
- Descent
- Equip
- Establish
- Estimate
- Exercise
- Groom
- Hone
- Math
- Music
- Natural Process
- Place
- Placement
- Playing Period
- Print
- Put
- Representation
- Reproduce
- Sink
- Social Group
- Start

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Spoken Corpus Frequency

Rank popularity for the word ‘set’ in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #247
Written Corpus Frequency

Rank popularity for the word ‘set’ in Written Corpus Frequency: #506
Nouns Frequency

Rank popularity for the word ‘set’ in Nouns Frequency: #295
Verbs Frequency

Rank popularity for the word ‘set’ in Verbs Frequency: #52

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Chaldean Numerology

The numerical value of set in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology

The numerical value of set in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of set in a Sentence

Michael Kugelman:

We have to worry about the precedent it could set and the very troubling implications for Afghanistan’s rapidly deteriorating stability, we shouldn’t overstate the idea of Taliban-ISIS partnership. If the Sar-i -Pul assault was indeed staged by both groups, it could well have been a tactical decision to work together as opposed to a new long-term strategic plan.
Anthony Fauci:

There is a real risk that you will trigger an outbreak that you may not be able to control and, in fact, paradoxically, will set you back, not only leading to some suffering and death that could be avoided, but could even set you back on the road to try to get economic recovery.
Jonathan Sudaria:

European equities are set to edge higher…(But) the reality is that we are still languishing around the lows from the China devaluation sell-off.
Ali Noorani:

Federal prisons are for hardened criminals. They are not physically set up for immigrant landscapers looking for a job or fleeing violence.
The Europe prime brokerage chief:

You’re seeing hedge funds set up financing desks equivalent to a PB (prime brokerage) house so that they understand how we evaluate the clients, so they can help optimise their activity, because every prime has a slightly different sweetspot across markets.

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versameling, neersit, sit, plaas, lêAfrikaans
مجموعةArabic
grup, conjunt, set, aparell, joc, plató, ajustar, posar, determinar, parar, pondre’s, assignar, fixar, establir, introduir, establert, llest, preparatCatalan, Valencian
sada, skupina, série, množina, nastavit, zapadnoutCzech
anlæg, samling, apparat, aggregat, sætstykke, gruppe, sæt, mængde, sætning, samlesæt, opstilling, scenario, dekoration, indstille, placere, sætte, dække, gå ned, størkne, stille, lægge op til, fastsætte, præsentere, indfatte, opstille, forsænke, konstruere, færdig, fast, klar, bestemt, fastsat, opsatDanish
Set, Satz, Gerät, Gruppe, Menge, untergehen, legen, decken, festlegen, stellen, setzen, festsetzen, aufstellen, aushärten, einführen, härten, vergeben, fest werden, justieren, einstellen, bestimmen, fertig, bereitGerman
κύκλος, σετ, συσκευή, συνάφι, πλατό, σκηνικό, σύνολο, δέκτης, σειρά, κλίκα, στήνω, παρουσιάζω, προσδιορίζω, στρώνω, καθορίζω, δύω, στοιχειοθετώ, ρυθμίζω, πήζω, εκτυλίσσομαι, βάζω, ορίζω, διαδραματίζομαι, στερεοποιούμαι, συγκεκριμένος, αμετάβλητος, αμετακίνητος, αποφασισμένος, έτοιμος, προκαθορισμένοςGreek
aro, ensemblo, subiri, alĝustigi, meti, pretaEsperanto
juego, plató, escenario, batería, aparato, conjunto, set, grupo, asignar, poner, solidificarse, ajustar, establecer, presentar, colocar, ambientar, dejar, listoSpanish
hulkEstonian
مجموعهPersian
alkumuodostelma, vastaanotin, sarja, TV, kokoelma, ryhmä, alkuasetelma, erä, kuvio, passi, lavastus, setti, joukko, piiri, upotuspiikki, lajitelma, valikoima, passata, laskea, asettaa, laatia, antaa tehtäväksi, pistää, sijoittaa, asettua, panna, määrätä, lavastaa, laittaa, kovettua, upottaa, kuvailla, asetella, jähmettyä, säätää, kattaa, kiinteä, laitettu, päättäväinen, määrätty, vakuuttunut, määrätietoinen, vakio -, valmisFinnish
set, ensemble, plateau de tournage, récepteur, série, scene, appareil, jeu, plateau, poste, régler, geler, fixer, assigner, poser, mettre, coucher, enfoncer, établi, prêtFrench
tacar, foireann, aicmeIrish
riaraichScottish Gaelic
אוסף, ערכה, סט, קבוצה, מיקם, שָׁם, הֵנִיח, קבע, בָּא, שקע, ערך, כיוון, קָרַשׁ, הקצה, מוכןHebrew
szett, halmaz, beállítHungarian
սպասքArmenian
solidificarInterlingua
mengiIcelandic
apparato, scenario, apparecchio, insieme, riporre, riprendere, rapprendersi, fruttificare, raffigurare, assegnare, passare, regolare, stabilire, localizzare, sceneggiare, determinare, deporre, collocare, completare, inchiodare, introdurre, fissare, tramontare, mettere, porre, posare, distribuire, coricarsi, apparecchiare, descrivere, terminare, solidificarsi, prontoItalian
集合, セットする, 準備, 用意Japanese
두다Korean
سێت, تاقم, ده‌سته‌Kurdish
pōnoLatin
aibėLithuanian
kopa, uztvērējs, komplektsLatvian
ngakuru, whakawhenua, whakatokaMāori
сцена, приемник, комплет, друштво, множество, сет, прибор, поставува, составува, назначува, става, заоѓа, мести, определува, сместува, се зацврснува, кова, заковува, наместува, одредува, задава, наместен, готов, подготвен, непоколеблив, одлученMacedonian
set, toestel, verzameling, serie, zetten, aanpassen, harden, introduceren, bepalen, neerzetten, instellen, opdragen, ondergaan, dekken, klare, voorbereid, ingesteld, voorbereide, ingestelde, klaarDutch
sette, fastlegge, stivne, introdusert, stille opp, plassere, stille, størkne, dekke, bestemme, justere, putte, gå ned, sette sammenNorwegian
odbiornik, komplet, zbiór, zestaw, plan, zespół, grupa, dekoracje, set, wysychać, nastawić, składać, kłaść, tężeć, określać, nakryć, przygotowywać, nakreślić, zastygać, ustalać, zastawić, umiejscawiać, zadawać, zachodzić, stawiać, ustawiać, ustalony, określony, ułożony, zdeterminowany, gotowyPolish
aparelho, jogo, cenário, grupo, set, conjunto, distribuir, localizar, atribuir, pôr, pregar, introduzir, ajustar, colocar, dispor, preparar, solidificar, apresentar, passar, determinar, completar, preparado, pronto, determinadoPortuguese
scenariu, receptor, grup, aparat, set, ansamblu, colecție, pregăti, împietri, găsi, dezlega, trimite, introduce, așeza, ajusta, scăpăta, pune, deduce, potrivi, apune, repara, localiza, înțelege, fixa, descoperi, pasa, determinat, pregătit, așezatRomanian
группа, приёмник, набор, множество, сет, развод зубьев пилы, пас, прибор, забить, поставить, составить, задавать, устанавливать, снять, задать, класть, установить, снимать, заходить, расставлять, застыть, сесть, ставить, составлять, застывать, садиться, положить, забивать, зайти, расставить, установленный, готовыйRussian
skupSerbo-Croatian
množinaSlovak
zbirka, skupina, set, scena, društvo, množica, prizorišče, zaiti, nastaviti, se strditi, določiti, postaviti, pogrniti, naravnati, pripravljen, gotov, predpripravljen, odločenSlovene
mängd, krets, apparat, set, band, liga, lag, grupp, umgängeskrets, kotteri, klick, uppsättning, duka, stelna, placera, försänka, sänka, sätta, gå ned, lägga, passa, ställa, beskriva, lägga upp, gå ner, presentera, ställa in, färdig, uppsatt, bestämd, satt, besluten, spikad, redo, fast, klarSwedish
సెట్Telugu
маҷмӯъаTajik
takım, küme, tamamlamak, koymak, kurmak, belirlemek, ayarlamak, kararlı, yapılmış, hazırTurkish
مجموعہUrdu
ván, [[cảnh]] [[dựng]], bộ, tập hợp, đoàn, máy thu thanh, đám, loạt, bọn, giới, xét, lũ, xéc, dãy, để, bày, [[xếp]] ([[chữ]]), lặn, [[bắt]] ([[phải]]), se lại, đặt, đặt lại, dọn, [[sắp]] ([[chữ]]), sửa soạn, kiên quyết, sẵn sàng, đã định, nhất định, cố ýVietnamese

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