Definition of set in English English dictionary
- An ancient Egyptian god, variously described as the god of chaos, the god of thunder and storms, or the god of destruction
- A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets
- The amount the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf
- A matching collection of similar things
a set of tables.
- To determine or settle
to set the rent.
- A punch for setting nails in wood
nail set.
- Three of a kind in poker. In community card games, the term is usually reserved for a situation in which a pair in a player's hand is matched by a single card on the board. Compare with trips. Weisenberg, Michael (2000) . MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523
- Fixed in one’s opinion
I’m set against the idea of smacking children to punish them.
- A device for receiving broadcast radio waves; a radio or television
television set.
- To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form
In the Annapolis Valley, in spite of an irregular bloom, the fruit has set well and has, as yet, been little affected by scab.
- Ready, prepared
- A collection of zero or more objects, possibly infinite in size, and disregarding any order or repetition of the objects which may be contained within it
- A sett; a hole made and lived in by a badger
- To introduce or describe
An incident which happened about this time will set the characters of these two lads more fairly before the discerning reader than is in the power of the longest dissertation.
- To arrange with dishes and cutlery
Please set the table for our guests.
- A collection of various objects for a particular purpose
a set of tools.
- To begin to move; to go forth
The king is set from London, and the scene is now transported, gentles, to Southampton.
- To solidify
The glue sets in 4 minutes.
- A complete series of points, forming part of a match
- To fit (someone) up in a situation
- to sit
He set down on the stool in the corner of the room.
- To prepare (a stage or film set)
- Set theory
- Intent, determined (to do something)
set on getting to his destination.
- A group of repetitions of a single exercise performed one after the other without rest
This is the fourth set of benchpresses.
- To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface
- The initial or basic formation of dancers
- A complete series of games, forming part of a match
- A drum kit, a drum set
He plays the set on Saturdays.
- A musical performance by a band, disc jockey, etc., consisting of several musical pieces
- Prearranged
a set menu.
- Fixed in a certain style
- To arrange (type)
It was a complex page, but he set it quickly.
- To adjust
I set the alarm at 6 a.m.
- An object made up several parts
a set of steps.
- To compile, to make (a crossword)
- To defeat a contract
- To locate, to backdrop (a play, etc)
He says he will set his next film in France.
- The scenery for a film or play
- To put (something) down, to rest
Set the tray there.
- A group of people, usually meeting socially
the country set.
- To devise and assign (work) to
The teacher set her students the task of drawing a foot.
- To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack
- Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as it rotates
The moon sets at 8:00 PM tonight.
- The act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack
- {n} a number of things or persons suited to each other, living plant, game, wager at dice
- {v} to place, put, plant, fix, value, disappear, fall below the horizon
- {a} placed, planted, fixed, regular, formal
- (in E-commerce) trademark for a standard protocol for security of financial transactions carried out by Internet credit card
- In mathematics and logic, any collection of objects (elements), which may be mathematical (e.g., numbers, functions) or not. The intuitive idea of a set is probably even older than that of number. Members of a herd of animals, for example, could be matched with stones in a sack without members of either set actually being counted. The notion extends into the infinite. For example, the set of integers from 1 to 100 is finite, whereas the set of all integers is infinite. A set is commonly represented as a list of all its members enclosed in braces. A set with no members is called an empty, or null, set, and is denoted . Because an infinite set cannot be listed, it is usually represented by a formula that generates its elements when applied to the elements of the set of counting numbers. Thus, 2xx = 1,2,3,... represents the set of positive even numbers (the vertical bar means "such that"). Reduced Instruction Set Computing age set set theory
- Hence, to attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place
- give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
- locate; "The film is set in Africa"
- To put into a desired position or condition; to adjust; to regulate; to adapt
- estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P M "
- put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state; "set the house afire"
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A set is a setting that is placed on a checkout or a reservation indicating that a technical staff member must deliver the resource to the patron at a given location In other words, a set means that the checked-out or reserved resources must be delivered to the patron, rather than being picked up the by the patron (known as a will call) See Also: Strike, Show, Will Call, Will Return
- To extend and bring into position; to spread; as, to set the sails of a ship
- Firm; unchanging; obstinate; as, set opinions or prejudices
- Secure Electronic Transaction MasterCard and Visa developed (with some help from industry) this standard jointly to insure secure electronic transactions
- put into a position that will restore a normal state; "set a broken bone"
- To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant
- set down according to a plan: "a carefully laid table with places set for four people"; "stones laid in a pattern"
- 1 Of a saw - the bending of the teeth alternately to left and right to give clearance in the cut 2 A nail - to drive the head of a nail beneath the surface of the wood with a special punch (nail-set)
- SET is a secure protocol designed by MasterCard and Visa to facilitate financial transactions over the Internet Compared with SSL, it places more emphasis on validating both parties to the transaction, and uses trusted servers so that a merchant holds only transaction identifiers, not actual credit card numbers
- To fit or suit one; to sit; as, the coat sets well
- three of a kind in poker
- the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue"
- Any of various standards of measurement of the fineness of cloth; specif
- A kind of punch used for bending, indenting, or giving shape to, metal; as, a saw set
- set about
- To initiate or begin some action
He set about designing his homepage.
- set about
- To attack
Two youths set about him.
- set apart
- To select something or someone for a specific purpose
- set apart
- To separate or isolate
- set aside
- To declare something invalid or null and void
- set aside
- To disagree with something and reject or overturn it
- set aside
- To separate and reserve something for a specific purpose
Plan to set aside three or four hours to see the museum.
- set back
- To cost money, as
How much do you suppose that fancy dress set her back?.
- set back
- To remove from or allow distance
Set it back from the road by twenty or thirty feet.
- set back
- To delay or obstruct
I expect it will set us back by a day or so, but I think a side trip will be worthwhile.
- set down
- To write
I set down this account so others may benefit from my experience.
- set down
- To place, especially on the ground or a surface; to cease carrying
- set fire
- to light using fire
They set fire to the house.
- set foot
- To step onto
After the boat capsized, I thought that I would never set foot on dry land again.
- set foot
- To enter
Yet had I scarce set foot in the passage when I stopped, remembering how once already this same evening I had played the coward, and run home scared with my own fears.
- set for life
- Possessing sufficient resources, especially financial, to last a lifetime
It wasn't that long ago when getting a bank job after school meant you were set for life.
- set forth
- To begin a journey or expedition
- set forth
- To present for consideration; to propose
- set free
- To release, to free, to give freedom to
Well, you can tell Nan that she won't marry Peter Mallory with my consent. I'll never set her free to be another man's wife..
- set in
- To take root, become established
That was the point at which the rot set in.
- set in one's ways
- Driven by habit; inclined or determined to continue according to one's custom or established preferences
He's as set in his ways now as a little old man.
- set in stone
- permanent; certain; firm
The decision won't be set in stone until we release the documents.
- set in stone
- to make permanent, certain, or firm
The plan looks good, but don't set it in stone until we have discussed it a bit more.
- set list
- A band's playlist of the order of songs in a live performance
- set of pipes
- Voice for singing
Peaches—who usually raps her lyrics in husky tones—also reveals she has one helluva set of pipes, belting out Talk to Me with enough power to give any disco diva pause.
- set of pipes
- A wind instrument incorporating multiple pipes, such as a panpipe or bagpipe
The old man taught the boy to play the flute, and together they constructed a set of pipes—the pipes o' Pan—and out along the river they would play.
- set off
- To make angry
Don't set him off or he won't shut up all day.
- set off
- To leave; to begin a journey or trip
He set off in search of better opportunities.
- set off
- To begin; to cause; to initiate
I had no idea that one simple comment would set off such a huge argument.
- set off
- To cause to explode
What a tragedy, that someone would set off a bomb in a crowded place.
- set off
- To offset, to compensate for: to reduce the effect of, by having a contrary effect
When a woman had made such a mistake, there was only one way to repair it,—to accept it. One folly was enough, especially it was to last for ever; a second one would not much set it off.
- set on
- To encourage someone, or an animal, to attack someone
I will set the dogs on you, if you don't leave right now!.
- set on fire
- To arouse passionate feelings in
You set my heart on fire.
- set on fire
- To cause to begin to burn
- set one's cap at
- to choose the man as a potential husband (of a girl). Or, more generally, to choose something as a goal
How he has escaped marriage until now I cannot tell: the number of caps set in his direction would furnish a warehouse. — Patrick O'Brian, HMS Surprise.
- set one's shoulder to the wheel
- To start hard work; to begin to toil
- set operation
- A mathematical operation that returns a set taking one or more sets as input
- set out
- To go out, leave
I had been calling Nobs in the meantime and was about to set out in search of him, fearing, to tell the truth, to do so lest I find him mangled and dead among the trees of the acacia grove, when he suddenly emerged from among the boles, his ears flattened, his tail between his legs and his body screwed into a suppliant S. He was unharmed except for minor bruises; but he was the most chastened dog I have ever seen.
- set out
- To explain something, or give exact details, usually in writing
This contract sets out all the terms of the agreement as we discussed.
- set out
- To start an activity with the intention of finishing it
Many young people set out to change the world.
- set phrase
- A common expression whose wording is not subject to variation
Bally remarks in passing, as Hall does not, that the inversion in toujours est-il que is part of a set phrase and hence invariable.
- set phrase
- A common expression whose words cannot be replaced by synonymous words without compromising the meaning
If it proves clearly unfeasible to make the audience laugh at a thin and far-fetched joke, it is always better to change the way the joke works . . . for instance, a pun based on the speaker's taking literally some set phrase or metaphor with a pun based on phonetic similarity.
- set phrases
- plural form of set phrase
- set piece
- any planned strategy that a team uses after play is restarted with a free kick, penalty kick, corner kick, goal kick, throw-in or kickoff
Roberto Carlos is deadly from set pieces.
- set piece
- any carefully planned sequence of operations, especially as part of a military operation
- set piece
- an elaborate action scene in a movie or video game
- set piece
- a piece of freestanding stage scenery
- set pieces
- plural form of set piece
- set point
- A situation where if one of the two players wins the next point, (s)he will win the set (but not the match)
- set point
- A setting or location that is fixed
- set sail
- To embark on a voyage by boat
We set sail for the Caribbean.
- set screw
- Any screw used to hold or adjust a setting. Frequently a setscrew (1), but may also refer to any other machine screw or thumb screw used for the purpose of setting
- set screw
- A screw with threads the entire length and no head. Typically, setscrews have a hex or slot drive recessed in the threaded length
- set square
- A flat triangular piece of plastic or other material, having corners of precise angles, used in technical drawing
Descartes extended this classification by introducing his set-square compass. This is mechanism of sliding set squares that push each other... .
- set square
- a right angle tool used to determine if two surfaces join at a 90-degree angle, composed of two arms, usually made from metal
- set squares
- plural form of set square
- set straight
- To correct; to make right or true
He misspoke, but I quietly set him straight.
- set the Thames on fire
- To achieve something amazing; to do something which brings great public acclaim
- set the cat among the pigeons
- Alternative form of put the cat among the pigeons
- set the pace
- To establish a common goal by example
In May 2003, South Africa set the pace by banning thin plastic bags and imposing a tax on thick ones.
- set the pace
- To establish the speed for a group to move at, for example in a race
- set the stage
- To prepare; to establish the basis or required conditions
White House policies—on taxing and spending, trade and regulation—will set the stage for recovery.
- set the wheels in motion
- to initiate a chain of events necessary to help one achieve a goal (more quickly)
- set theoretically
- In a manner which uses set theory
- set theoretically
- In the sense of set theory
- set theory
- The mathematical theory of sets
- set to music
- To adapt a literary work by adding music (and often song)
- set to work
- To cause to begin working
I set the pump to work getting the water out of the basement.
- set to work
- To begin working
Everyday he sets to work at the new assignments.
- set to work
- To begin working at
As soon as I could, I set to work making the entries.
- set tool
- A blacksmithing tool meant to be struck by a hammer
- set top box
- A device that converts an incoming signal into a format displayable by a television
- set up
- Logically order
Set up my CD collection.
- set up
- To gel or harden
Give the cement 24 hours to set up before walking on it.
- set up
- To ready something for use
We set up the sprinkler.
- set up
- Arrange for an outcome; to tamper or rig
The election was set up!.
- set up
- To trap or ensnare
I've got to set up that tasty rabbit.
- set up
- To make (someone) proud or conceited (often in passive)
M. Robespierre looked at me sideways and smiled and said to Madame, ‘You're a young lady after my own heart.’ This set her up for the day.
- set up
- In a position to function; ready
Now that I'm set up, this will take moments!.
- set up
- To matchmake; to arrange a date between two people
- set up
- To cause to happen
Even a minor change can set up new bugs.
- set up shop
- To establish a business
these companies could enjoy support required to set up shop for the long term.
- set up shop
- To physically arrange a shop or workplace
He set up shop in his garage every Saturday.
- set-aside
- land that has been taken out of agricultural production to reduce crop surpluses
- set-aside
- that has or have been set aside
- set-aside
- something that is set aside for a specific purpose
- set-aside
- taken out of agricultural production
- set-aside
- reserved or booked in advance
- set-builder notation
- a mathematical notation for describing a set by stating the properties that its members must satisfy
- set-theoretic
- Of, relating to or using set theory
a set-theoretic proof.
- set-theoretic difference
- Given two sets A and B, the set-theoretic difference of A and B is the set that contains exactly those elements belonging to A but not to B; the relative complement of B in A
- set-theoretically
- Alternative spelling of set theoretically
- set-top box
- a device that connects some source of signal to a television set, often decrypting a digitally encrypted signal from a communications satellite or cable network
- set-top boxes
- plural form of set-top box
- set ablaze
- set on fire, ignite
- set him free
- release him, gave him his freedom
- set in stone
- no longer changeable; "the agreement is not yet set in stone"
- set up
- If you set up somewhere or set yourself up somewhere, you establish yourself in a new business or new area. the mayor's scheme offers incentives to firms setting up in lower Manhattan He worked as a dance instructor in London before setting himself up in Bucharest Grandfather set them up in a liquor business
- set about
- begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"
- set about
- begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project
- set about
- enter upon an activity or enterprise
- set about
- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"
- set about
- start, take care; attack
- set against
- If one argument or fact is set against another, it is considered in relation to it. These are relatively small points when set against her expertise on so many other issues
- set against
- compare, weigh
- set against
- To set one person against another means to cause them to become enemies or rivals. The case has set neighbour against neighbour in the village
- set apart
- If a characteristic sets you apart from other people, it makes you different from the others in a noticeable way. What sets it apart from hundreds of similar small French towns is the huge factory Li blends right into the crowd of teenagers. Only his accent sets him apart
- set apart
- set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"
- set apart
- select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"
- set apart
- separate, divide; set aside, allocate; allot
- set aside
- The Tribunal may set aside a decision under review This means that the Tribunal disagrees with the original decision and makes a new decision in the applicant's favour
- set aside
- Set aside was introduced as part of a programme for tackling the over production of cereals within the EU A major review of the CAP in 1992 (MacSharry reforms) addressed over production and agreed to reduce the amount of subsidies paid to to farmers for cereals by 35% over the proceeding three years To help compensate farmers for their loss of income the Arable Area Payments Scheme was introduced Under this scheme, farmers can claim support payments based on the size of the area used to grow cereals, linseeds, oilseeds and protein crops such as peas, beans and lupins However, to qualify for these payments, all but the smallest producers must 'set aside' part of their arable land, taking it out of production
- set aside
- to annul or void as in "setting aside" a judgment
- set aside
- make inoperative or stop; "suspend payments on the loan"
- set aside
- give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"
- set aside
- allocate; separate; put in reserve; discard, annul
- set aside
- If you set aside a belief, principle, or feeling, you decide that you will not be influenced by it. He urged them to set aside minor differences for the sake of peace
- set aside
- If you set something aside for a special use or purpose, you keep it available for that use or purpose. Some doctors advise setting aside a certain hour each day for worry £130 million would be set aside for repairs to schools
- set back
- The distance from the outside edge of the wall exclusive of veneer to the face of a hip master (girder) truss
- set back
- The distance from the outside edge of an angle or other member to the edge of a gusset plate or angle welded near the end
- set back
- cost a certain amount; "My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000
- set back
- prevent, restrain
- set back
- The distance from the curb or other established line within which no buildings may be erected
- set back
- The distance a building must be set back from the property lines in accordance with local zoning ordinances or deed restrictions
- set back
- If something sets you back a certain amount of money, it costs you that much money. In 1981 dinner for two in New York would set you back £5. see also setback. An offensive back who lines up behind the quarterback
- set back
- cost a certain amount; "My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000"
- set back
- hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"
- set back
- If something sets you back or sets back a project or scheme, it causes a delay. It has set us back in so many respects that I'm not sure how long it will take for us to catch up There will be a risk of public protest that could set back reforms
- set back
- slow down the progress of; hinder; "His late start set him back"
- set by
- save for the future, set aside, allocate
- set down
- put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc
- set down
- reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul"
- set down
- If a committee or organization sets down rules for doing something, it decides what they should be and officially records them. The Convention set down rules for deciding which country should deal with an asylum request. = lay down
- set down
- leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo
- set down
- cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here"
- set down
- If you set down your thoughts or experiences, you write them all down. Old Walter is setting down his memories of village life. = write down
- set down
- put or settle into a position; "The hotel was set down at the bottom of the valley"
- set down
- go ashore; "The passengers disembarked at Southampton"
- set down
- put or settle into a position; "The hotel was set down at the bottom of the valley
- set down
- lay down, return; land an aircraft; write down; relate to
- set foot
- trample, go in to -
- set forth
- leave; "The family took off for Florida"
- set forth
- If you set forth a number of facts, beliefs, or arguments, you explain them in writing or speech in a clear, organized way. Dr. Mesibov set forth the basis of his approach to teaching students. = set out
- set forth
- state; "set forth one's reasons
- set forth
- {f} advertise; go off on a journey, leave; express verbally or in writing, state
- set forth
- state; "set forth one's reasons"
- set free
- release, let go, bring out to the wild
- set free
- grant freedom to; "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university"
- set free
- set at liberty
The prisoner was set at liberty yesterday.
- The prisoner was set free yesterday.
- set in
- begin, arrive; settle
