Phrasal Verb: Set back

Phrasal Verb: Set back


Meaning: Cost

Example: The car repairs SET me BACK eight hundred pounds.

Notes:

- Separable [obligatory] Help

- International English

Phrasal Verb: Set back


Meaning: Delay

Example: The accident SET the project BACK several months.

Notes:

- Separable [optional] Help

- International English

Other Phrasal Verbs

We have 9 phrasal verbs with 'SET'

- Set about
- Set aside
- Set back
- Set forth
- Set in
- Set off
- Set out
- Set to
- Set up

 

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