what is set.. give all meanings
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➡(transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.
Set the tray there.
➡(transitive) To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
I have set my heart on running the marathon.
➡Bible, Genesis iv. 15
The Lord set a mark upon Cain.
➡(transitive) To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
Bible, Deuteronomy xxviii. 1
The Lord thy God will set thee on high.
Bible, Matthew x. 35
I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother.
➡Coleridge
Every incident sets him thinking.
➡(transitive) To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot.
to set a coach in the mud
➡(transitive) To determine or settle.
to set the rent
➡(transitive) To adjust.
I set the alarm at 6 a.m.
➡(transitive) To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.
➡(transitive) To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.
Please set the table for our guests.
➡(transitive) To introduce or describe.
I’ll tell you what happened, but first let me set the scene.
➡(transitive) To locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to.
He says he will set his next film in France.
➡(transitive) To compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge).
This crossword was set by Araucaria.
➡(transitive) To prepare (a stage or film set).
➡(transitive) To fit (someone) up in a situation.
➡(transitive) To arrange (type).
It was a complex page, but he set it quickly.
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1. to be in a particular place or position.
2. to make the action of a book, play, film, etc. take place in a particular time, situation, etc.
3. to cause a particular state or event; to start something happening.
4. to prepare or arrange something for a particular purpose.
5. to decide or arrange something.
6. to do something good that people have to try to copy or achieve
7. to give somebody a piece of work or a task
8. to become firm or hard
9. to fix a precious stone, etc. in a piece of jewellery
10. to fix a broken bone in the correct position so that it can get better.
11. (used about the sun) to go down below the horizon in the evening.✌✌✌
2. to make the action of a book, play, film, etc. take place in a particular time, situation, etc.
3. to cause a particular state or event; to start something happening.
4. to prepare or arrange something for a particular purpose.
5. to decide or arrange something.
6. to do something good that people have to try to copy or achieve
7. to give somebody a piece of work or a task
8. to become firm or hard
9. to fix a precious stone, etc. in a piece of jewellery
10. to fix a broken bone in the correct position so that it can get better.
11. (used about the sun) to go down below the horizon in the evening.✌✌✌
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