SET

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Irregular inflected form: setting

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Several exercises intended to be done in series

Example:

he did four sets of the incline bench press

Synonyms:

exercise set; set

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("set" is a kind of...):

exercise; exercising; physical exercise; physical exertion; workout (the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of putting something in position

Example:

he gave a final set to his hat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("set" is a kind of...):

emplacement; locating; location; placement; position; positioning (the act of putting something in a certain place)

Derivation:

set (put into a certain place or abstract location)

set (put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground)

set (fix in a border)

set (put into a position that will restore a normal state)

set (locate)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals

Example:

the early sets ran on storage batteries

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("set" is a kind of...):

electronic equipment (equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "set"):

receiver; receiving system (set that receives radio or tv signals)

sender; transmitter (set used to broadcast radio or tv signals)

Holonyms ("set" is a part of...):

communication equipment; communication system (facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production

Example:

the sets were meticulously authentic

Synonyms:

set; stage set

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("set" is a kind of...):

representation (a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something)

Meronyms (parts of "set"):

set decoration (a decoration used as part of the set of a theatrical or movie production)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "set"):

scene; scenery (the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale)

Holonyms ("set" is a part of...):

mise en scene; setting; stage setting (arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted)

Sense 5

Meaning:

(psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way

Example:

his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set

Synonyms:

readiness; set

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("set" is a kind of...):

cognitive state; state of mind (the state of a person's cognitive processes)

Domain category:

psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)

Derivation:

set (make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc)

set (get ready for a particular purpose or event)

Sense 6

Meaning:

A relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

Example:

the set of his mind was obvious

Synonyms:

bent; set

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("set" is a kind of...):

disposition; inclination; tendency (an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others)

Derivation:

set (fix conclusively or authoritatively)

set (decide upon or fix definitely)

Sense 7

Meaning:

The descent of a heavenly body below the horizon

Example:

before the set of sun

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("set" is a kind of...):

descent (a movement downward)

Sense 8

Meaning:

A group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used

Example:

a set of teeth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("set" is a kind of...):

accumulation; aggregation; assemblage; collection (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)

Meronyms (members of "set"):

volume (a publication that is one of a set of several similar publications)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "set"):

dentition; teeth (the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal)

singleton (a set containing a single member)

brace; pair (a set of two similar things considered as a unit)

triad; trio; triple; triplet (a set of three similar things considered as a unit)

quadruple; quadruplet; quartet; quartette (a set of four similar things considered as a unit)

quintet; quintette; quintuple; quintuplet (a set of five similar things considered as a unit)

sestet; sextet; sextette (a set of six similar things considered as a unit)

septet; septette (a set of seven similar things considered as a unit)

octet; octette (a set of eight similar things considered as a unit)

chess set (checkerboard and a set of 32 pieces used to play chess)

manicure set (a set of implements used to manicure)

join; sum; union (a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets)

Cartesian product; intersection; product (the set of elements common to two or more sets)

field (all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event)

field (all of the horses in a particular horse race)

field ((computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information)

bracket (a category falling within certain defined limits)

conjugation (the complete set of inflected forms of a verb)

suite (a matching set of furniture)

choir; consort (a family of similar musical instrument playing together)

core; core group; nucleus (a small group of indispensable persons or things)

portfolio (a set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employers)

score (a set of twenty members)

threescore (a set with 3 times 20 members)

synset (a set of one or more synonyms)

Sense 9

Meaning:

(mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols

Example:

the set of prime numbers is infinite

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("set" is a kind of...):

abstract entity; abstraction (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)

Domain category:

math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "set"):

interval (a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints)

group; mathematical group (a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse)

domain; domain of a function ((mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined)

image; range; range of a function ((mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined)

universal set ((mathematics) the set that contains all the elements or objects involved in the problem under consideration)

locus (the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions)

subset (a set whose members are members of another set; a set contained within another set)

null set (a set that is empty; a set with no members)

Mandelbrot set (a set of complex numbers that has a highly convoluted fractal boundary when plotted; the set of all points in the complex plane that are bounded under a certain mathematical iteration)

mathematical space; topological space ((mathematics) any set of points that satisfy a set of postulates of some kind)

field ((mathematics) a set of elements such that addition and multiplication are commutative and associative and multiplication is distributive over addition and there are two elements 0 and 1)

root; solution (the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation)

diagonal ((mathematics) a set of entries in a square matrix running diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry or running from the upper right to lower left entry)

intersection (a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations)

Sense 10

Meaning:

An unofficial association of people or groups

Example:

they were an angry lot

Synonyms:

band; circle; lot; set

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("set" is a kind of...):

social group (people sharing some social relation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "set"):

car pool (a small group of car drivers who arrange to take turns driving while the others are passengers)

camp; clique; coterie; ingroup; inner circle; pack (an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose)

cohort (a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion))

confederacy; conspiracy (a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose)

Four Hundred (the exclusive social set of a city)

horsey set; horsy set (a set of people sharing a devotion to horses and horseback riding and horse racing)

jet set (a set of rich and fashionable people who travel widely for pleasure)

company; party (a band of people associated temporarily in some activity)

Sense 11

Meaning:

Evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris

Synonyms:

Set; Seth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Egyptian deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians)

Sense 12

Meaning:

The process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization

Example:

he tested the set of the glue

Synonyms:

curing; hardening; set; solidification; solidifying

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("set" is a kind of...):

action; activity; natural action; natural process (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "set"):

congealment; congelation (the process of congealing; solidification by (or as if by) freezing)

Holonyms ("set" is a part of...):

plastination (a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened)

Derivation:

set (become gelatinous)

Sense 13

Meaning:

A unit of play in tennis or squash

Example:

they played two sets of tennis after dinner

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("set" is a kind of...):

period of play; play; playing period ((in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds)

Meronyms (parts of "set"):

game ((tennis) a division of play during which one player serves)

II. (adjective)

Being below the horizon

Example:

the moon is set

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

down (being or moving lower in position or less in some value)

III. (verb)

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they set ... he / she / it sets

Past simple: set

Past participle: set

-ing form: setting

Sense 1

Meaning:

Arrange attractively

Example:

dress my hair for the wedding

Synonyms:

arrange; coif; coiffe; coiffure; do; dress; set

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):

groom; neaten (care for one's external appearance)

Verb group:

curry; dress; groom (give a neat appearance to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "set"):

bob (cut hair in the style of a bob)

wave (set waves in)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They set their hair

Sense 2

Meaning:

Bear fruit

Example:

the apple trees fructify

Synonyms:

fructify; set

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):

multiply; procreate; reproduce (have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sense 3

Meaning:

Alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard

Example:

correct the alignment of the front wheels

Synonyms:

adjust; correct; set

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "set"):

proportion (adjust in size relative to other things)

modulate (adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of)

temper (adjust the pitch (of pianos))

tune; tune up (adjust the pitches of (musical instruments))

calibrate; fine-tune; graduate (make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring)

tune; tune up (adjust for (better) functioning)

time (adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time)

trim (adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used)

zero; zero in (adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun))

zero (adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value)

readjust; reset (adjust again after an initial failure)

attune (adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with)

time (regulate or set the time of)

set (set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly)

modulate; regulate (fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of)

focalise; focalize; focus; sharpen (put (an image) into focus)

sync; synchronise; synchronize (make synchronous and adjust in time or manner)

pressurise; pressurize (increase the pressure in or of)

decompress; depressurise; depressurize (decrease the pressure of)

fit; match (make correspond or harmonize)

plumb (adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical)

align; coordinate; ordinate (bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation)

harmonise; harmonize; reconcile (bring into consonance or accord)

linearise; linearize (make linear or get into a linear form)

justify (adjust the spaces between words)

citify (accustom to urban ways)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Sense 4

Meaning:

Set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly

Example:

set clocks or instruments

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):

adjust; correct; set (alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "set"):

reset (set to zero)

advance; set ahead (move forward)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Also:

set ahead (move forward)

Derivation:

setting (the physical position of something)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state

Example:

set the house afire

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "set"):

pitch (set to a certain pitch)

keynote (set the keynote of)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s something PP

Also:

set apart (select something or someone for a specific purpose)

set aside (give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause)

set off (provoke or stir up)

set off (put in motion or move to act)

set off (make up for)

set up (get ready for a particular purpose or event)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

Example:

I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill

Synonyms:

fix; gear up; prepare; ready; set; set up

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "set"):

socialise; socialize (prepare for social life)

provide (take measures in preparation for)

cram (prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam)

precondition (put into the required condition beforehand)

fix (kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study)

mount (fix onto a backing, setting, or support)

lay out; set; set up (get ready for a particular purpose or event)

winterise; winterize (prepare for winter)

summerise; summerize (prepare for summer)

prime (insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing)

crop; cultivate; work (prepare for crops)

brace; poise (prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

Derivation:

set ((psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way)

Sense 7

Meaning:

Get ready for a particular purpose or event

Example:

lay out the tools for the surgery

Synonyms:

lay out; set; set up

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):

fix; gear up; prepare; ready; set; set up (make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

setting (a table service for one person)

set ((psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way)

Sense 8

Meaning:

Equip with sails or masts

Example:

rig a ship

Synonyms:

rig; set; set up

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):

equip; fit; fit out; outfit (provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 9

Meaning:

Become gelatinous

Example:

the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme

Synonyms:

congeal; jell; set

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):

solidify (become solid)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

set (the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization)

Sense 10

Meaning:

Estimate

Example:

We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.

Synonyms:

place; put; set

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):

approximate; estimate; gauge; guess; judge (judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 11

Meaning:

Fix conclusively or authoritatively

Example:

set the rules

Synonyms:

determine; set

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "set"):

identify; place (recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something)

date (assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of)

value (fix or determine the value of; assign a value to)

filiate (fix the paternity of)

format (determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science))

charge (set or ask for a certain price)

initialise; initialize (assign an initial value to a computer program)

assess; tax (set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine))

price (determine the price of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to somebody

Derivation:

set (a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way)

Sense 12

Meaning:

Decide upon or fix definitely

Example:

specify the parameters

Synonyms:

define; determine; fix; limit; set; specify

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):

choose; pick out; select; take (pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "set"):

quantify (use as a quantifier)

name (mention and identify by name)

reset (set anew)

define (give a definition for the meaning of a word)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

set (a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way)

Sense 13

Meaning:

Establish as the highest level or best performance

Example:

set a record

Synonyms:

mark; set

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):

establish; lay down; make (institute, enact, or establish)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 14

Meaning:

Urge to attack someone

Example:

the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits

Synonyms:

set; sic

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):

assail; assault; attack; set on (attack someone physically or emotionally)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something on somebody

Sense 15

Meaning:

Give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):

hone (sharpen with a hone)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 16

Meaning:

Put into a certain place or abstract location

Example:

Place emphasis on a certain point

Synonyms:

lay; place; pose; position; put; set

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):

displace; move (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "set"):

enclose; inclose; insert; introduce; put in; stick in (place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing)

docket (place on the docket for legal action)

cock (set the trigger of a firearm back for firing)

postpose (place after another constituent in the sentence)

prepose (place before another constituent in the sentence)

step (place (a ship's mast) in its step)

put back; replace (put something back where it belongs)

stratify (form, arrange, or deposit in layers)

plant (place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive)

intersperse (place at intervals in or among)

nestle; snuggle (position comfortably)

pile (place or lay as if in a pile)

arrange; set up (put into a proper or systematic order)

lay over; superimpose; superpose (place on top of)

superpose (place (one geometric figure) upon another so that their perimeters coincide)

park (place temporarily)

ensconce; settle (fix firmly)

dispose (place or put in a particular order)

emplace (put into place or position)

emplace (provide a new emplacement for guns)

ship (place on board a ship)

underlay (put (something) under or beneath)

trench (set, plant, or bury in a trench)

pigeonhole (place into a small compartment)

shelve (place on a shelf)

jar (place in a cylindrical vessel)

repose (to put something (eg trust) in something)

sign (place signs, as along a road)

middle (put in the middle)

parallelize (place parallel to one another)

butt (place end to end without overlapping)

recess (put into a recess)

reposition (place into another position)

throw; thrust (place or put with great energy)

tee; tee up (place on a tee)

rack up (place in a rack)

coffin (place into a coffin)

bed (put to bed)

appose (place side by side or in close proximity)

place down; put down; set down (cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place)

seed; sow (place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth)

misplace (place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position)

juxtapose (place side by side)

set down (put or settle into a position)

bottle (put into bottles)

bucket (put into a bucket)

barrel (put in barrels)

ground (place or put on the ground)

pillow; rest (rest on or as if on a pillow)

upend (set, turn, or stand on end)

seat; sit; sit down (show to a seat; assign a seat for)

seat (place in or on a seat)

lay; put down; repose (put in a horizontal position)

place upright; stand; stand up (put into an upright position)

recline (cause to recline)

plant; set (put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground)

instal; install; put in; set up (set up for use)

deposit; fix; posit; situate (put (something somewhere) firmly)

ladle (put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle)

poise (cause to be balanced or suspended)

lean (cause to lean or incline)

clap (put quickly or forcibly)

rest (put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying)

perch (cause to perch or sit)

load (put (something) on a structure or conveyance)

cram (put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled)

set (put into a position that will restore a normal state)

siphon (move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action)

seat (place or attach firmly in or on a base)

position (cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation)

glycerolise; glycerolize (place in glycerol)

space (place at intervals)

marshal (place in proper rank)

settle; settle down (settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground)

throw (to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly)

imbricate (place so as to overlap)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something PP

Sentence example:

They set the bags on the table

Also:

set up (take or catch as if in a snare or trap)

set up (arrange the outcome of by means of deceit)

set up (construct, build, or erect)

set up (create by putting components or members together)

set up (put into a proper or systematic order)

set out (lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line)

set down (go ashore)

set down (remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave)

set back (cost a certain amount)

Derivation:

set (the act of putting something in position)

setting (the physical position of something)

Sense 17

Meaning:

Insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)

Synonyms:

countersink; set

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):

bury; sink (embed deeply)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 18

Meaning:

Put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground

Example:

Let's plant flowers in the garden

Synonyms:

plant; set

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):

lay; place; pose; position; put; set (put into a certain place or abstract location)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "set"):

root (plant by the roots)

puddle (dip into mud before planting)

checkrow (plant in checkrows)

bed (place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil)

dibble (plant with a wooden hand tool)

afforest; forest (establish a forest on previously unforested land)

replant (plant again or anew)

tree (plant with trees)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

set (the act of putting something in position)

Sense 19

Meaning:

Fix in a border

Example:

The goldsmith set the diamond

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):

arrange; set up (put into a proper or systematic order)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

set (the act of putting something in position)

setting (a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place)

Sense 20

Meaning:

Put into a position that will restore a normal state

Example:

set a broken bone

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):

lay; place; pose; position; put; set (put into a certain place or abstract location)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

Did he set his foot?

Derivation:

set (the act of putting something in position)

Sense 21

Meaning:

Apply or start

Example:

set fire to a building

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):

initiate; originate; start (bring into being)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 22

Meaning:

Adapt for performance in a different way

Example:

set this poem to music

Synonyms:

arrange; set

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):

compose; write (write music)

Domain category:

music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "set"):

prearrange (arrange beforehand)

put (adapt)

transpose (put (a piece of music) into another key)

table; tabularise; tabularize; tabulate (arrange or enter in tabular form)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

Did he set his major works over a short period of time?

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Locate

Example:

The film is set in Africa

Synonyms:

localise; localize; place; set

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):

present; represent; stage (perform (a play), especially on a stage)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

set (the act of putting something in position)

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Meaning:

Set in type

Example:

set these words in italics

Synonyms:

set; typeset

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):

impress; print (reproduce by printing)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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Meaning:

Disappear beyond the horizon

Example:

the sun sets early these days

Synonyms:

go down; go under; set

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):

come down; descend; fall; go down (move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way)

Domain category:

astronomy; uranology (the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sentence example:

The moon will soon set

Antonym:

rise (come up, of celestial bodies)

Credits

Context examples:

The most frequently occurring value in a data set.

(Mode, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

If you are insulin resistant, too much sugar builds up in your blood, setting the stage for disease.

(Metabolic Syndrome, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

South or north, I know a black cloud when I see it; and you must not set forward while it is so threatening.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

I have set it down too soon, perhaps.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

A set of events occurring in B lymphocytes following stimulation with cognate antigen.

(B-Cell Activation, NCI Thesaurus)

Jeannette, with a kiss I set out.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

You suddenly may be setting the date, even if you are wondering if you are ready.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Flinging away my useless gun, I set myself to do such a half-mile as I have never done before or since.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Martin set his alarm, drew up to the table, and opened Fiske.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Then he pulled him out of the river, and said to him, as he got upon the bank, “Your brothers have set watch to kill you, if they find you in the kingdom.”

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

SET

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