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disapproval If you say that someone is set in their ways, you are being critical of the fact that they have fixed habits and ideas which they will not easily change, even though they may be old-fashioned
You use set to describe something which is fixed and cannot be changed. Investors can apply for a package of shares at a set price
If something is set into a surface, it is fixed there and does not stick out. The man unlocked a gate set in a high wall and let me through
If a play, film, or story is set in a particular place or period of time, the events in it take place in that place or period. The play is set in a small Midwestern town
To set an examination or a question paper means to decide what questions will be asked in it. He broke with the tradition of setting examinations in Latin
When someone sets the table, they prepare it for a meal by putting plates and cutlery on it. = lay
You can use set to say that a person or thing causes another person or thing to be in a particular condition or situation. For example, to set someone free means to cause them to be free, and to set something going means to cause it to start working. Set the kitchen timer going A phrase from the conference floor set my mind wandering Dozens of people have been injured and many vehicles set on fire Churchill immediately set into motion a daring plan
If you set something such as a record, an example, or a precedent, you do something that people will want to copy or try to achieve. Legal experts said her case would not set a precedent because it was an out-of-court settlement A new world marathon record of 2 hrs, 8 min, 5 sec, was set by Stephen Jones of Great Britain
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A set book must be studied by students taking a particular course. One of the set books is Jane Austen's Emma
If someone sets you a task or aim or if you set yourself a task or aim, you need to succeed in doing it. I have to plan my academic work very rigidly and set myself clear objectives
If you set your face or jaw, you put on a fixed expression of determination. Instead, she set her jaw grimly and waited in silence
to set eyes on something: see eye to set fire to something: see fire to set foot somewhere: see foot to set your heart on something: see heart to set sail: see sail to set great store by or on something: see store to set to work: see work
The form set is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle of the verb. Please look at category
If you set a date, price, goal, or level, you decide what it will be. The conference chairman has set a deadline of noon tomorrow A date will be set for a future meeting
To set a trap means to prepare it to catch someone or something. He seemed to think I was setting some sort of trap for him
If something is set in a particular place or position, it is in that place or position. The castle is set in 25 acres of beautiful grounds = situated
When the sun sets, it goes below the horizon. They watched the sun set behind the distant dales. the red glow of the setting sun
If you are set to do something, you are ready to do it or are likely to do it. If something is set to happen, it is about to happen or likely to happen. Roberto Baggio was set to become one of the greatest players of all time
If you set something somewhere, you put it there, especially in a careful or deliberate way. He took the case out of her hand and set it on the floor When he set his glass down he spilled a little drink. = put, place
If you set a certain value on something, you think it has that value. She sets a high value on autonomy
When you set a clock or control, you adjust it to a particular point or level. Set the volume as high as possible I forgot to set my alarm and I overslept
If someone sets the scene or sets the stage for an event to take place, they make preparations so that it can take place. The Democrat convention has set the scene for a ferocious election campaign this autumn
If you are set on something, you are strongly determined to do or have it. If you are set against something, you are strongly determined not to do or have it. She was set on going to an all-girls school
When something such as jelly, melted plastic, or cement sets, it becomes firm or hard. You can add ingredients to these desserts as they begin to set
If someone sets a poem or a piece of writing to music, they write music for the words to be sung to. He has attracted much interest by setting ancient religious texts to music. see also setting, set-to
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