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 (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. |
| 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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