Showing 12 phrasal verbs and 25 definitions related to the verb 'Set'.
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Set about phrasal verb
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Meaning: Start doing something
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: We SET ABOUT the cleaning and got it done before lunchtime. -
Meaning: Attack
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: The gang SET ABOUT her as she left the bank.
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Meaning: Start doing something
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Set apart phrasal verb
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Meaning: Distinguish, be better than or different from others
(Separable [obligatory] | International English)
» Example: The quality of their work SETS them APART from their rivals.
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Meaning: Distinguish, be better than or different from others
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Set aside phrasal verb
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Meaning: Overturn a court verdict or decision
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: The Appeal Court SET ASIDE the guilty verdict because the evidence was unsatisfactory and declared her not guilty.
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Meaning: Overturn a court verdict or decision
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Set back phrasal verb
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Meaning: Cost
(Separable [obligatory] | International English)
» Example: The car repairs SET me BACK eight hundred pounds. -
Meaning: Delay
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: The accident SET the project BACK several months.
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Meaning: Cost
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Set forth phrasal verb
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Meaning: State or outline an opinion
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» Example: He SET FORTH his ideas in his autobiography. -
Meaning: Start a journey
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: We SET FORTH at daybreak for the summit of the mountain.
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Meaning: State or outline an opinion
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Set in phrasal verb
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Meaning: Change season noticeably
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: Winter has SET IN; it's started snowing.
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Meaning: Change season noticeably
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Set off phrasal verb
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Meaning: Explode a bomb
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: Terrorists SET OFF a car bomb in the city centre last night. Fortunately, no-one was hurt or killed. -
Meaning: Ring an alarm
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: The smoke SET the fire alarm OFF. -
Meaning: Start a journey
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: We SET OFF for work at seven-thirty. -
Meaning: Counterbalance a debt
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» Example: The company SET OFF its overseas debts against it profits at home. -
Meaning: Provide a visual contrast that looks good
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» Example: The dark frame SETS the pale drawing OFF well. -
Meaning: Cause, trigger events
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: The pay freeze SET OFF a wave of strikes.
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Meaning: Explode a bomb
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Set on phrasal verb
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Meaning: Attack
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: He was SET ON when he left the bar.
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Meaning: Attack
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Set out phrasal verb
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Meaning: Display, show
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: The figures are SET OUT in the council's annual report. -
Meaning: Start a journey
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: The explorers SET OUT for the South Pole yesterday morning. -
Meaning: Arrange, organise
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: The contract SETS OUT all the details of the agreement.
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Meaning: Display, show
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Set to phrasal verb
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Meaning: Work hard or enthusiastically
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: If we all SET TO, we should be able to finish this in a few hours.
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Meaning: Work hard or enthusiastically
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Set up phrasal verb
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Meaning: Prepare equipment, software, etc., for use
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: The technician SET UP the computer network perfectly. -
Meaning: Start a company
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: They SET UP a dot com company, floated it a couple of years later on the Stock Exchange and made an absolute fortune. -
Meaning: Provide someone with the money needed to live
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: Winning the lottery SET them UP for life. -
Meaning: Trick, deceive
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: The police SET them UP.
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Meaning: Prepare equipment, software, etc., for use
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Set upon phrasal verb
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Meaning: Attack
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: They SET UPON her when she was in the car park.
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Meaning: Attack