sets
English meaning: Sets
Definition
To put (something) down, to rest.
Example
“Set the tray there.”
Another example: “She owns a beautiful set of antique china.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A very common verb (third-person of 'set') with an enormous range of senses — to place, to fix, to establish, to cause to be, and many phrasal verbs ('sets out', 'sets up', 'sets off'). Also a noun ('a set of', tennis 'sets', film/TV 'sets'). Highly polysemous.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Old English 'settan' (to cause to sit, place), causative of 'sittan' (to sit), of Germanic origin; attested before the 12th century.
Related Words
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- wimbledon
- topology
- seeded
- slam
- finite
- atp
- seed
- forth
Common Collocations
- sets out
- sets up
- sets off
- sets the tone
- sets a record
- sets the stage
Word Forms
set (n & v); sets; set; setting
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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