set

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

set

past (v2)

set

past participle (v3)

set

present participle

setting

3rd person singular

sets

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

sets

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To put (something) down, to rest.

   • He helped his mother set the table for lunch.

2. 2.To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.

   • The Lord set a mark upon Cain.
   • I have set my heart on running the marathon.

3. 3.To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.

   • I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother.
   • Every incident sets him thinking.

4. 4.To start (a fire).

   • Please move the TV set to the left.

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.A punch for setting nails in wood.

2. 2.A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.

3. 3.Alternative form of sett (“a hole made and lived in by a badger”).

4. 4.Alternative form of sett (“pattern of threads and yarns”).

Overall

Very common· #339

By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Common

General reading & writing

Very common

Academic

Uncommon

Literature

Uncommon

Antonyms

• rise

Synonyms

• lay
• put

Word family

• setting
• settle