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noun/s:
- A group of similar things that belong together in some way
- A number of objects or pieces of equipment needed for a particular activity, especially playing a game
- A group of repeated movements performed as part of a period of physical exercise
- In mathematics, a set is a group of objects with stated characteristics.
- A group of people who have similar interests and ways of living
- The place where a film or play is performed or recorded, and the pictures, furniture, etc. that are used
- A part of a game of tennis or volleyball
- A musical performance that forms part of a concert, especially one of pop music or jazz
- The act of having your hair set
- A television
- Something built or put together to represent a place where the action happens in a play or movie
- A group of things that belong together or are used together
- A set is also a group of people who have similar interests and spend time together
- In tennis, a set is a group of games between the same competitors
- A position or an arrangement, esp. of the hair or body
verb/s:
- To put something in a particular place or position
- If a story, film, etc. is set in a particular time or place, the action in it happens in that time or place
- To cause something or someone to be in the stated condition or situation
- To establish or decide something
- To get something ready so that it comes into operation or can be used
- To put furniture and other things on a stage so that it represents the time and the place in which the action of a play, film, or television programme is going to happen
- To fix or make certain
- When a doctor sets a broken bone, he or she puts it into the right position so that it will heal.
- When a broken bone sets, it heals in a particular position.
- If you have your hair set, you have it arranged while it is wet so that it will be in a particular style when it is dry.
- If you set a part of your body, you tighten the muscles around it in order to show that you are determined about something
- If a liquid or soft material sets, it becomes firm or hard
- To give someone a piece of school work or homework to do
- To give someone a particular task to do
- To write or provide music for a poem or other words so that they can be sung
- (of the sun, moon, or planets) to go down below the horizon (= the line at which the earth seems to join the sky)
- If you set something down, you put it on a surface
- If you set a story in a particular place or time, the events happen then or there
- To cause someone or something to be in a particular condition, or to begin doing something
- To arrange or adjust something so it is ready to work or be used
- To establish a pattern or example to follow
- To cause something to become fixed or firm
- If you have your hair set, you have it arranged while it is wet so that it will stay in a particular style when it is dry.
- If a stone is set, it is fixed in a piece of jewelry
- When a broken bone is set, it is kept in a fixed position so that it can heal.
- (esp. of the sun or moon) to sink in the sky until it cannot be seen
- To arrange or decide on something
- To state a goal or standard that people should try to achieve
- To give someone a task or piece of work to do, or tell them what they must achieve
adjective/s:
- Ready and prepared
- Likely or in a suitable condition
- Always the same, never changing
- Used to describe a book or writer that must be studied for a particular course
- With everything arranged; ready
- Fixed or firm
- If you are set on something, you have firmly decided about it
- Fixed or never changing
- Ready or likely to happen
Set sb/sth doing sth:
To cause someone or something to start doing something
Set sb to work:
To give someone work to do
Set into sth/be set with sth:
If a precious stone is set in/into a piece of jewellery, or a piece of jewellery is set with a precious stone, the stone is fixed firmly to the piece of jewellery
The set of sth:
The position in which you hold a part of your body
Set expression/phrase:
A phrase in which the words are always used in the same order
Set up shop:
To start a new business
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