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Phrasal Verb: Set off





Set off - Explode a bomb
Example:
Terrorists SET OFF a car bomb in the city centre last night. Fortunately, no-one was hurt or killed.
Notes:
- Separable [optional]
- International English
Set off - Ring an alarm
Example:
The smoke SET the fire alarm OFF.
Notes:
- Separable [optional]
- International English
Set off - Start a journey
Example:
We SET OFF for work at seven-thirty.
Notes:
- Intransitive
- International English
Set off - Counterbalance a debt
Example:
The company SET OFF its overseas debts against it profits at home.
Notes:
- Separable [optional]
- International English
Other Phrasal Verbs

We have 8 phrasal verbs with 'SET'

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

 

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