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  • beset

    assault physically, devastate

  • attack

    intercept, surround

  • assail

    assault physically, intercept

  • assault

    attack, action

  • charge

    assault physically, pounce

  • storm

    devastate, assault physically

  • raid

    assault physically, action

  • fall upon

    pounce, devastate

  • strike

    pounce, attack

  • hit

    pounce, devastate

  • rush

    attack

  • mug

  • lay into

    attack

  • besiege

  • bombard

  • jump

    attack, intercept

  • go for

  • ambush

  • pounce upon

  • set on

  • harry

    harass

  • pounce on

    intercept

  • fall on

  • blitz

  • bash

  • invade

    devastate

  • light into

  • punch

  • work over

  • blast

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  [ set ɒn / əˈpɒn ]  

1. Быть решительным;
2. Натравливать;
3. Заставлять что-то делать силой.

1. Set on something – Быть решительным

Set on something означает, что вы поставили перед собой цель и двигаетесь к ней, несмотря ни на что. Это даже не целеустремленность, а упертость. Вы это так хотите, что не обращаете внимания на расходы или другие пути достижения желаемого. Вы настроены решительно.

They’ve set their heart on a house in the country.

Они всей душой мечтают о загородном доме.

She could have been a brilliant pianist if she’d set her mind on it.

Она могла бы стать блестящей пианисткой, если бы захотела этого.

In 1972, Nixon himself went to China to set the seal on the new relationship.

В 1972 году Никсон сам отправился в Китай, чтобы установить новые отношения.

Фразовый глагол Step Out – 1. Ненадолго отлучиться; 2. Выйти из (роли, события); 3. Встречаться (с другом, подругой).;

Обычно употребляется в пассивном залоге.

I opened the gate, and was immediately set on by a large dog.

Я открыл калитку, и на меня тут же набросилась большая собака.

The farmer threatened to set his dogs upon us.

Фермер пригрозил натравить на нас своих собак.

A thirty-five-year-old man was set on by four youths last night.

Прошлой ночью четверо молодых людей напали на тридцатипятилетнего мужчину.

If I refuse, he’ll set the police onto me.

Если я откажусь, он натравит на меня полицию.

Фразовый глагол Put Away – 1. Отложить, убрать; 2. Обжираться, лопать; 3. Упрятать в тюрьму или психушку + еще 3 значения;

3. Set On / Upon – Заставлять что-то делать силой

They set the child on to demand money on the subway.

Они заставляют ребенка попрошайничать в метро.

As he left the theatre, the singer was set upon by fans desperate for autographs.

Когда певец выходил из театра, на него набросились фанаты, отчаянно требующие автографа.

  •     Фразовые глаголы с SET
  •     Фразовые глаголы с предлогом ON
  •     Фразовые глаголы с предлогом и наречием UPON

set upon

Общая лексика: начинать, поглощённый, подвергнуться нападению, приводить в движение, атаковать, броситься, начать

Универсальный англо-русский словарь.
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  • set upon — (someone/something) to attack someone or something. I saw an old man set upon by muggers in an alley. Demonstrators wearing ski masks set upon a stopped police car …   New idioms dictionary

  • set upon — index accost, assail, assault, earnest, oppugn, persistent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • set upon — verb assail or attack on all sides: The zebra was beset by leopards • Syn: ↑beset • Hypernyms: ↑assail, ↑assault, ↑set on, ↑attack • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody …   Useful english dictionary

  • set upon — phrasal verb [transitive, usually passive] Word forms set upon : present tense I/you/we/they set upon he/she/it sets upon present participle setting upon past tense set upon past participle set upon set upon someone/something to attack someone or …   English dictionary

  • set upon — PHRASAL VERB: usu passive If you are set upon by people, they make a sudden and unexpected physical attack on you. [be V ed P] We were set upon by about twelve youths and I was kicked unconscious …   English dictionary

  • set upon — verb To attack someone. I was set upon by a couple of young thugs. Syn: set on …   Wiktionary

  • set upon — phrasal to attack usually with violence < the dogs set upon the trespassers > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • set upon — phr verb Set upon is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑mob …   Collocations dictionary

  • set upon someone — set upon (someone/something) to attack someone or something. I saw an old man set upon by muggers in an alley. Demonstrators wearing ski masks set upon a stopped police car …   New idioms dictionary

  • set upon something — set upon (someone/something) to attack someone or something. I saw an old man set upon by muggers in an alley. Demonstrators wearing ski masks set upon a stopped police car …   New idioms dictionary

  • set upon with force — index assault, attack Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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Словосочетания

set upon — на него напали и убили
he was set upon and killed — на него напали и убили
to set upon smb. with blows — наброситься на кого-л. с кулаками
he was set upon in the street — на него напали на улице
to set upon smb. with arguments — атаковать кого-л. доводами
they set upon me like a pack of dogs — они набросились на меня, как свора собак
set affections upon — привязаться к кому-д
to set smth. upon the die — ≅ поставить что-л. на карту

Автоматический перевод

наводить, нападать, натравливать, подстрекать

Перевод по словам

set  — набор, комплект, сет, установившийся, устанавливать, заходить
upon  — на, по, после, в, о, за, об, относительно, во время, из, у, в течение, касательно

Примеры

A price was set upon the head of the Prince.

За голову принца была назначена цена.

A «ceiling» was set upon all commodity prices.

На все товары широкого потребления установлен потолок цен.

What is another word for sets upon?

160 synonyms found

Pronunciation:

[ sˈɛts əpˌɒn], [ sˈɛts əpˌɒn], [ s_ˈɛ_t_s ə_p_ˌɒ_n]

Table of Contents

  • v.

    assail (verb)

    • bust,
    • come at,
    • impugn,
    • lay into,
    • charge,
    • blister,
    • encounter,
    • maltreat,
    • beset,
    • trash,
    • lambaste,
    • criticize,
    • malign,
    • molest,
    • bash,
    • berate,
    • have at,
    • blast,
    • vilify,
    • work over,
    • invade,
    • revile,
    • set upon,
    • assault.

    assault (verb)

    • storm,
    • violate,
    • light into,
    • slam,
    • jump on one’s case,
    • strike,
    • zap,
    • blitz,
    • jump,
    • bushwhack,
    • slap around,
    • haul off on,
    • let have it,
    • rape,
    • jump down one’s throat,
    • advance,
    • come down on,
    • assail,
    • go for,
    • shoot down,
    • ruin.

    attack (verb)

    • knock block off,
    • soak,
    • hurt,
    • bat,
    • overwhelm,
    • cook,
    • whop,
    • besiege,
    • knock cold,
    • combat,
    • boot,
    • stab,
    • bean,
    • chop down,
    • larrup,
    • punch,
    • infiltrate,
    • aggress,
    • raid,
    • clip,
    • beat,
    • club,
    • ambush,
    • HIT,
    • bop,
    • lay siege to,
    • turn on,
    • brain,
    • bombard,
    • kick,
    • mug,
    • boff,
    • take the offensive,
    • rush,
    • pounce upon,
    • wallop,
    • clock,
    • knock for a loop,
    • harm,
    • slog,
    • biff.

    beleaguer (verb)

    • harry,
    • tease,
    • pester,
    • worry,
    • annoy,
    • badger,
    • siege,
    • blockade,
    • persecute,
    • put upon,
    • gnaw,
    • bedevil,
    • vex,
    • plague,
    • nag,
    • bother.

    go for (verb)

    • launch at,
    • spring at,
    • run at,
    • rush upon.

    lunge (verb)

    • jab,
    • lurch,
    • cut,
    • burst,
    • drive,
    • thrust,
    • fall upon,
    • dash,
    • plunge,
    • leap,
    • pitch,
    • poke,
    • push,
    • surge,
    • bound.

    mob (verb)

    • crowd,
    • pack,
    • jam,
    • cram,
    • jostle,
    • overrun,
    • riot,
    • attack,
    • fill,
    • hustle,
    • throng,
    • swarm.

    strike (verb)

    • excruciate,
    • harrow,
    • torture,
    • rack,
    • afflict,
    • wring,
    • torment,
    • deal a blow,
    • martyr,
    • try,
    • smite.

    waylay (verb)

    • lie in wait,
    • hold up,
    • pounce on,
    • accost,
    • slink,
    • lay for,
    • catch,
    • ambuscade,
    • box,
    • lurk,
    • surprise,
    • skulk,
    • prowl,
    • swoop down on.
  • Other synonyms:

    Other relevant words:

    • abuse.

    Other relevant words (noun):

    • attacks.

How to use «Sets upon» in context?

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Synonyms:
abate,
calm down,
check,
contract,
crumble,
curb,
curtail,
cut down,
decay,
decline.

Nearby words

  • sets up
  • sets up home
  • sets up house together
  • sets up on
  • sets up shop
  • Sets upon
  • ‘s Gravenhage
  • (somewhere) in the middle
  • S
  • s & l
  • s & ls

Resources

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  • SETS UPON synonyms and antonyms — Merriam-Webster dictionary
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