set off an alarm
1set off — phrasal verb Word forms set off : present tense I/you/we/they set off he/she/it sets off present participle setting off past tense set off past participle set off 1) [intransitive] to start a journey, or to start going in a particular direction… …
2set off — ► set off 1) begin a journey. 2) cause (a bomb or alarm) to go off. 3) serve as decorative embellishment to. Main Entry: ↑set …
3set off — 1) PHRASAL VERB When you set off, you start a journey. [V P prep/adv] Nichols set off for his remote farmhouse in Connecticut... [V P prep/adv] The President s envoy set off on another diplomatic trip... [V P] I set off, full of optimism. Syn:… …
4set off — phr verb Set off is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑expedition, ↑procession Set off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑alarm, ↑bomb, ↑explosion, ↑explosive, ↑fire alarm, ↑firework, ↑mine, ↑reaction …
5set off — start, trigger Who set off the fire alarm? Who pushed the button? …
6set off alarm bells — to warn of trouble and the need for action. The report about worldwide climate change should sound alarm bells in every community …
7alarm — noun 1 fear/worry ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great ▪ growing ▪ sudden ▪ public ▪ There is growing public alarm at this incre …
8alarm — a|larm1 S2 [əˈla:m US əˈla:rm] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: alarme, from Old Italian all arme to the weapon ] 1.) a piece of equipment that makes a loud noise to warn you of danger a burglar/fire/smoke alarm ▪ I forgot to set the burglar …
9set — set1 [ set ] (past tense and past participle set) verb *** ▸ 1 put someone/something somewhere ▸ 2 make something happen ▸ 3 make equipment ready ▸ 4 decide time/place/value ▸ 5 establish way to do something ▸ 6 do something that influences ▸ 7… …
10alarm — n 1. fear, fright, scare, terror, affright, Inf. funk, panic, horror, dread; apprehension, consternation, dismay, trepidation, disquiet, discomfort, perturbation, misgiving, timidity, solicitude, concern, uneasiness. 2. hue and cry, war cry, call …
