set something alight
1alight — a|light1 [ ə laıt ] adjective never before noun 1. ) LITERARY if someone s face or eyes are alight, their expression shows a feeling such as excitement or happiness 2. ) LITERARY bright or shining 3. ) MAINLY BRITISH burning: set something alight …
2alight — I UK [əˈlaɪt] / US adjective [never before noun] 1) burning set something alight: Dozens of cars were set alight. 2) literary if someone s face or eyes are alight, their expression shows a feeling such as excitement or happiness 3) literary… …
3set fire to — set on fire or set fire to To ignite • • • Main Entry: ↑fire set alight, set light to, set fire to or set on fire To cause to break into flame and burn • • • Main Entry: ↑set set fir …
4set — set1 W1S1 [set] v past tense and past participle set present participle setting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put)¦ 2¦(put into surface)¦ 3¦(story)¦ 4¦(consider)¦ 5¦(establish something)¦ 6¦(start something happening)¦ 7¦(decide something)¦ …
5set — 1 /set/ verb past tense and past participle set PUT DOWN 1 PUT (transitive always + adv/prep) to carefully put something down somewhere, especially something that is difficult to carry: set sth down/on etc: She set the tray down on a table next… …
6set — set1 verb (sets, setting; past and past participle set) 1》 put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position. ↘(be set) be situated in a specified place or position. ↘represent (a story) as happening at a specified time or… …
7alight — 1 adjective (not before noun) 1 burning: set sth alight: Several cars were set alight by rioters. 2 someone whose face or eyes are alight is excited and happy 3 bright with light or colour 2 verb (I) formal 1 if a bird or insect alights on… …
8set down — verb 1. put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc. (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑write down, ↑get down, ↑put down • Hypernyms: ↑write • Hyponyms: ↑transcri …
9set the world on fire — To create a sensation, have spectacular success • • • Main Entry: ↑world * * * set the world on fire informal phrase to do something that creates a lot of interest or excitement She’s good, but she’s not going to set the world on fire. Thesaurus …
10set — [set] vt. set, setting [ME setten < OE settan (akin to Ger setzen & Goth satjan < Gmc * satjan), caus. formation “to cause to sit” < base of SIT] 1. to place in a sitting position; cause to sit; seat 2. a) to cause (a fowl) to sit on… …
