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   Set

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   verb

   • 1. put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position: "Dana set the mug of tea down" Similar putplaceput downlaylay downdepositpositionsettlestationleavestowpropleanstandplantposedisposeinformal:stickdumpbungparkplonkplumppopplunkrare:posit
   • ▪ be situated or fixed in a specified place or position: "the village was set among olive groves on a hill" Similar be situatedbe locatedliestandbe sitedbe perchedbe found
   • ▪ represent (a story, play, movie, or scene) as happening at a specified time or in a specified place: "a spy novel set in Berlin"
   • ▪ mount a precious stone in (something, typically a piece of jewelry): "a bracelet set with emeralds"
   • ▪ mount (a precious stone) in something: "a huge square-cut emerald set in platinum" Similar adornornamentdecorateembellishdeckbedeckliterary:bejewel
   • ▪ arrange (type) as required: "the compositors refused to set the type for an editorial"
   • ▪ arrange the type for (a piece of text): "article headings will be set in Times fourteen point"
   • ▪ prepare (a table) for a meal by placing cutlery, dishes, etc., on it in their proper places: "she set the table and began breakfast" Similar laypreparearrangemake ready
   • ▪ cause (a hen) to sit on eggs: "you had to set the clucking hens"
   • ▪ put (a seed or plant) in the ground to grow: "I set the plants in shallow hollows to facilitate watering"
   • ▪ put (a sail) up in position to catch the wind: "a safe distance from shore all sails were set"
   • 2. put or bring into a specified state: "the hostages were set free"
   • ▪ cause (someone or something) to start doing something: "the incident set me thinking"
   • ▪ instruct (someone) to do something: "he'll set a man to watch you"
   • ▪ give someone (a task): "the problem we have been set" Similar assignallocategiveallotdealprescribe
   • ▪ devise (a test) and give it to someone to do.
   • ▪ establish as (an example) for others to follow, copy, or try to achieve: "the scheme sets a precedent for other companies"
   • ▪ establish (a record): "his time in the 25-meter freestyle set a national record" Similar establishset upcreateprovideinstitute
   • ▪ decide on: "they set a date for a full hearing at the end of February" Similar decide onselectchoosearrangeschedulefixfix ondeterminedesignatenameappointspecifystipulatesettleresolve onagree onconfirm
   • ▪ fix (a price, value, or limit) on something: "the unions had set a limit on the size of the temporary workforce"
   • 3. adjust (a clock or watch), typically to show the right time: "set your watch immediately to local time at your destination" Similar adjustregulatesynchronizecoordinateharmonizecalibrateput rightcorrecttechnical:collimate
   • ▪ adjust (an alarm clock) to sound at the required time: "I usually set my alarm clock for eight" Similar programactivateswitch onturn on
   • ▪ adjust (a device or its controls) so that it performs a particular operation: "you have to be careful not to set the volume too high" Similar programactivateswitch onturn on
   • ▪ cause (a binary device) to enter the state representing the numeral 1.
   • 4. harden into a solid or semisolid state: "cook for a further thirty-five minutes until the filling has set" Similar solidifyhardenbecome solidbecome hardstiffenthickengelcakecongealcoagulateclotfreezecrystallizerare:gelatinizeOpposite melt
   • ▪ arrange (the hair) while damp so that it dries in the required style: "she had set her hair on small rollers"
   • ▪ put parts of (a broken or dislocated bone or limb) into the correct position for healing: "he lined up the bones and set the arm"
   • ▪ (of a bone) be restored to its normal condition by knitting together again after being broken: "dogs' bones soon set"
   • ▪ (with reference to a person's face) assume or cause to assume a fixed or rigid expression: "her features never set into a civil parade of attention"
   • ▪ (of the eyes) become fixed in position or in the feeling they are expressing: "his bright eyes set in an expression of mocking amusement"
   • ▪ (of a hunting dog) adopt a rigid attitude indicating the presence of game.
   • 5. (of the sun, moon, or another celestial body) appear to move toward and below the earth's horizon as the earth rotates: "the sun was setting and a warm red glow filled the sky" Similar go downsinkdeclinedescenddropsubsidedip below the horizonvanishdisappearOpposite rise
   • 6. (of a tide or current) take or have a specified direction or course: "a fair tide can be carried well past Land's End before the stream sets to the north"
   • 7. start (a fire): North American "the school had been broken into and the fire had been set"
   • 8. (of blossom or a tree) develop into or produce (fruit): "wait until first flowers have set fruit before planting out the peppers"
   • ▪ (of fruit) develop from blossom: "once fruits have set, feed weekly with a high potash liquid tomato fertilizer"
   • ▪ (of a plant) produce (seed): "the herb has flowered and started to set seed"
   • 9. sit: dialect "a perfect lady—just set in her seat and stared"

   Word Origin Old Englishsettan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zetten, German setzen, also to sit.

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2. www.dictionary.com › browse › setSET Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Set definition: to put (something or someone) in a particular place. See examples of SET used in a sentence.

3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › setSet - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A set is a group of things that belong together, like the set of even numbers (2,4,6…) or the bed, nightstands, and dresser that make up your bedroom set. Set has many different meanings. As a verb, it means to put in place.

4. www.thefreedictionary.com › setSet - definition of set by The Free Dictionary

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   Define set. set synonyms, set pronunciation, set translation, English dictionary definition of set. n. Mythology Variant of Seth2. v. set , set·ting , sets v. tr. 1. To put in a specified position or arrangement; place: set a book on a table; set the photo...

5. math.libretexts.org › Courses › Monroe_Community4.1: An Introduction to Sets - Mathematics LibreTexts

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   A set is a collection of objects. The objects in a set are called its elements or members. The elements in a set can be any types of objects, including sets! The members of a set do not even have to be of the same type. For example, although it may not have any meaningful application, a set can consist of numbers and names.

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Set_(mathematics)Set (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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   In mathematics, a set is a collection of different [1] things; [2] [3] [4] these things are called elements or members of the set and are typically mathematical objects of any kind: numbers, symbols, points in space, lines, other geometrical shapes, variables, or even other sets. [5] .

7. www.mathsisfun.com › sets › sets-introductionIntroduction to Sets - Math is Fun

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   Set of prime numbers: {2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, ...} And so on. We can come up with all different types of sets. We can also define a set by its properties, such as {x|x>0} which means "the set of all x's, such that x is greater than 0", see Set-Builder Notation to learn more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › setSET | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   Definition of set – Learner’s Dictionary. set. verb. uk / set / us present participle setting | past tense and past participle set. set verb (A TIME) Add to word list. B1. to arrange a time when something will happen: [ often passive ] The next meeting is set for 6 February. Fewer examples. Our next session is set for 5 April.