Set (IPA: /ˈsɛt/)
| Set (imp. & p. p.) |
of Set |
| Set (v. t.) |
To cause to sit; to make to assume a specified position or attitude; to give site or place to; to place; to put; to fix; as, to set a house on a stone foundation; to set a book on a shelf; to set a dish on a table; to set a chest or trunk on its bottom or on end. |
| Set (v. t.) |
Hence, to attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place. |
| Set (v. t.) |
To make to assume specified place, condition, or occupation; to put in a certain condition or state (described by the accompanying words); to cause to be. |
| Set (v. t.) |
To fix firmly; to make fast, permanent, or stable; to render motionless; to give an unchanging place, form, or condition to. |
| Set (v. t.) |
To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot; hence, to occasion difficulty to; to embarrass; as, to set a coach in the mud. |
| Set (v. t.) |
To fix beforehand; to determine; hence, to make unyielding or obstinate; to render stiff, unpliant, or rigid; as, to set one's countenance. |
| Set (v. t.) |
To fix in the ground, as a post or a tree; to plant; as, to set pear trees in an orchard. |
| Set (v. t.) |
To fix, as a precious stone, in a border of metal; to place in a setting; hence, to place in or amid something which serves as a setting; as, to set glass in a sash. |
| Set (v. t.) |
To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle; as, to set milk for cheese. |
| Set (v. t.) |
To put into a desired position or condition; to adjust; to regulate; to adapt. |
| Set (v. t.) |
To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare; as, to set (that is, to hone) a razor; to set a saw. |
| Set (v. t.) |
To extend and bring into position; to spread; as, to set the sails of a ship. |
| Set (v. t.) |
To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote; as, to set a psalm. |
| Set (v. t.) |
To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state; to replace; as, to set a broken bone. |
| Set (v. t.) |
To make to agree with some standard; as, to set a watch or a clock. |
| Set (v. t.) |
To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure. |
| Set (v. t.) |
To stake at play; to wager; to risk. |
| Set (v. t.) |
To fit with music; to adapt, as words to notes; to prepare for singing. |
| Set (v. t.) |
To determine; to appoint; to assign; to fix; as, to set a time for a meeting; to set a price on a horse. |
| Set (v. t.) |
To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there. |
| Set (v. t.) |
To value; to rate; -- with at. |
| Set (v. t.) |
To point out the seat or position of, as birds, or other game; -- said of hunting dogs. |
| Set (v. t.) |
To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign; as, to set an example; to set lessons to be learned. |
| Set (v. t.) |
To suit; to become; as, it sets him ill. |
| Set |
Fundamental mathematical concept related to the notions of belonging or inclusion |
| Set |
Sports terminology |
| Set |
Abstract data type in computer science |
| Set |
Collection of objects in music theory lily&jazz |
| Set |
Sequence of games in darts |
| Set Synonyms |
Determined, Settled, Dictated |
| Set Synonyms |
Down |
| Set Synonyms |
Ready, Fit, Primed |
| Set Synonyms |
Fixed, Nonmoving, Rigid, Unmoving |
| Set Synonyms |
Hard, Hardened |
| Set Synonyms |
Arranged, Ordered, Laid |
| Set Synonyms |
Situated, Placed, Settled, Located |
| Set Synonyms |
Bent |
| Set Synonyms |
Circle, Lot, Band |
| Set Synonyms |
Exercise Set |
| Set Synonyms |
Hardening, Solidifying, Solidification, Curing |
| Set Synonyms |
Readiness |
| Set Synonyms |
Seth, Set |
| Set Synonyms |
Stage Set |
| Set Synonyms |
Correct, Adjust |
| Set Synonyms |
Set Ahead |
| Set Synonyms |
Arrange |
| Set Synonyms |
Set Off, Set Apart, Set Aside, Set Up |
| Set Synonyms |
Countersink |
| Set Synonyms |
Determine |
| Set Synonyms |
Coiffur, Arrange, Dress, Do, Coif, Coiffe |
| Set Synonyms |
Gear Up, Ready, Prepare, Fix, Set Up |
| Set Synonyms |
Fructify |
| Set Synonyms |
Go Down, Go Under |
| Set Synonyms |
Jell, Congeal |
| SET (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
IATA code for St. Charles County Smartt Airport, St. Charles, Missouri, United States |
| SET (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
SAETA |
| SET (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Satellites Europeens de Telecommunication |
| SET (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Scalar expectancy theory |
| SET (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Science Engineering And Technology |
| SET (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Science, Engineering and Technology |
| SET (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Scottish Education and Training |
| SET (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Secure Electronic Transaction |
| SET (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Secure Electronic Transactions |
| SET (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Secure Electronic Transactions Framework |
| SET (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Secure Electronic Transfer |
| SET (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Secure Electronics Transaction |
| SET (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Secure Encrypted Transaction |
| SET (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Secure Encryption Technology |
| SET (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Secure Encryption Transaction |
| SET (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Secure Environmental Treatment |
| SET (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Secure Exchange Transaction |
| SET (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Securities Exchange of Thailand |
| SET (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Security Escort Team |
| SET (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Selective employment tax |
| SET (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Self Employment Tax |
| SET (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Self-Extending Translator |
| SET (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Senior Executive Team |
| SET (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Sensors and Electronics Technology |
| SET (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Serotonin transporter |
Set Rhymes
| Set (Last Name / Surname) |
Set is the #108,199 most common last name / surname from the 2010 United States Census. The census reported that 164 people had that surname. |
| Spanish Translation |
Set in Spanish is Conjunto |
| Tagalog Translation |
Set in Tagalog is Huwego |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " (About Tanis) He's not brave enough to set me up." - Underworld: Evolution |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "A class is a set of objects that share a common structure and a common behavior" - Grady Booch |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes." - Hugh Downs |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "A man may write at any time if he set himself doggedly to it." - Authors |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "A man may write at any time, if he will set himself doggedly." - Samuel Johnson |
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