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  • 41set someone straight — set (someone/something) straight to tell someone the true facts about a situation that they had not understood correctly. If you think we won t be affected by what s happening in Asia, our chief economist would like to set you straight. Related… …

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  • 42set straight — set (someone/something) straight to tell someone the true facts about a situation that they had not understood correctly. If you think we won t be affected by what s happening in Asia, our chief economist would like to set you straight. Related… …

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  • 43set — 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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  • 44set — 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… …

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  • 45set — 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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  • 46set — I UK [set] / US verb Word forms set : present tense I/you/we/they set he/she/it sets present participle setting past tense set past participle set *** 1) [transitive] to put someone or something in a position set someone/something… …

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  • 47set up — verb 1. set up or found (Freq. 17) She set up a literacy program • Syn: ↑establish, ↑found, ↑launch • Ant: ↑abolish (for: ↑ …

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  • 48set — I [[t]se̱t[/t]] NOUN USES ♦ sets 1) N COUNT: oft N of n A set of things is a number of things that belong together or that are thought of as a group. There must be one set of laws for the whole of the country... I might need a spare set of… …

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  • 49set off — verb 1. put in motion or move to act (Freq. 4) trigger a reaction actuate the circuits • Syn: ↑trip, ↑actuate, ↑trigger, ↑activate, ↑spark off, ↑ …

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  • 50set up — phrasal verb Word forms set up : present tense I/you/we/they set up he/she/it sets up present participle setting up past tense set up past participle set up 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to start something such as a business, organization, or… …

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