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  • 1set*/*/*/ — [set] (past tense and past participle set) verb I 1) [T] to put someone or something in a position, or to be in a particular place or position Tea s ready, he told them and set down the tray.[/ex] She set the baby on the floor to play.[/ex] 2)… …

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  • 2set — 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… …

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  • 3set — 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)¦ …

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  • 4set — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 group of similar things ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, entire, full, whole ▪ broad, comprehensive, huge, large …

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  • 5set to — intransitive verb 1. : to begin actively and earnestly : make an eager or determined start on a job or activity seized a broom and set to set to with a will on the dinner 2. : to begin fighting in the third round stopped sparring and set to in… …

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  • 6set something in motion — phrase to make a series of events or a process start happening We want to set in motion talks involving all sides in the conflict. Thesaurus: to make something start to exist or happensynonym Main entry: motion * * * start something moving or… …

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  • 7set your mind to something — put/set/turn/your mind to something phrase to decide to do something and try very hard to achieve it You can do anything if you put your mind to it. Thesaurus: to make a decisionsynonym Main entry …

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  • 8set your mind on something — put/set/turn your ˈmind to sth | set your ˈmind on sth idiom to decide you want to achieve sth and give this all your attention • She could have been a brilliant pianist if she d put her mind to it. Main entry: ↑mindidiom …

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  • 9bring sth about phrasal — verb (T) to make something happen: Computers have brought about many changes in the workplace. bring sb/sth around/round phrasal verb (T) 1 bring the conversation around/round to to deliberately and gradually introduce a new subject into a… …

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  • 10To set down one's staff — Staff Staff (st[.a]f), n.; pl. {Staves} (st[=a]vz or st[aum]vz; 277) or {Staffs} (st[.a]fs) in senses 1 9, {Staffs} in senses 10, 11. [AS. st[ae]f a staff; akin to LG. & D. staf, OFries. stef, G. stab, Icel. stafr, Sw. staf, Dan. stav, Goth.… …

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