Definitions for Setsɛt

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

set^*sɛt(v.; n.; adj.)set, set•ting

(v.t.)to put (something or someone) in a particular place, position, or posture:
to set a vase on a table; Set the baby on her feet.
to put or cause to pass into some condition:
to set a house on fire; to set a prisoner free.
to put or apply:
to set fire to a house.
to fix definitely; establish or decide upon:
to set a time limit; to set a wedding date.
to put (a price or value) upon something.
to fix the value of at a certain amount, rate, or point:
She sets honesty above everything else.
to post, station, or appoint for some duty or task:
to set guards at the door.
to place or plant firmly:
to set a flagpole in concrete.
to direct or settle resolutely or wishfully:
to set one's mind to a task; to set one's heart on a new bike.
to establish for others to follow:
to set a fast pace; to set a good example.
to prescribe or assign, as a task.
to distribute or arrange china, silver, etc., for use on (a table).
to style (the hair) by using rollers, clips, lotions, or other aids to induce curls, waves, fullness, etc.
Category: Clothing
to put in the proper or desired order or condition for use:
to set a trap.
to adjust (a mechanism) so as to control its performance.
to adjust the hands of (a clock or watch) to the desired position or according to a certain standard.
to adjust (a timer, alarm, etc.) so as to sound when desired.
to fix at a given point or calibration:
to set the dial on an oven.
to fix or mount (a gem or the like) in a frame or setting.
Category: Jewelry
to ornament or stud with gems or the like.
Category: Jewelry
to cause to sit; seat:
to set a child in a highchair.
to put (a hen) on eggs to hatch them.
to place (eggs) under a hen or in an incubator for hatching.
Category: Animal Husbandry
to cause to take a particular direction:
to set one's course to the south.
to put into a fixed, rigid, or settled state, as the face or muscles.
to put (a broken or dislocated bone) back in position.
Category: Surgery
to cause (glue, mortar, or the like) to become fixed or hard.
Category: Chemistry
to affix or apply, as by stamping:
The king set his seal to the decree.
to tighten (often fol. by up):
to set nuts well up.
(of a hunting dog) to indicate the position of (game) by standing stiffly and pointing with the muzzle.
to urge, goad, or encourage to attack:
to set the hounds on a trespasser.
to put aside (dough with yeast in it) to permit rising.
Category: Cooking
to fit, as words to music. to arrange for musical performance. to arrange (music) for certain voices or instruments.
Category: Music and Dance
to arrange the scenery, properties, lights, etc., on (a stage) for an act or scene. to give decisive form to (an action, scene, etc.) in preparation for performance.
Category: Showbiz
to spread and secure (a sail) so as to catch the wind.
Category: Nautical, Navy
to arrange (type) in the order required for printing. to arrange (a text) in type for printing.
Category: Printing
Bridge. to cause (the opponents or their contract) to fall short.
Category: Games
to sink (a nail head) with a nail set.
Category: Building Trades
to bend the teeth of (a saw) outward in opposite directions.
Category: Building Trades
(v.i.)to pass below the horizon; sink:
The sun sets early in winter.
Category: Astronomy
to decline; wane.
to assume a fixed or rigid state, as the countenance or the muscles.
(of mortar, glue, dye, or the like) to become firm, solid, or permanent.
Category: Chemistry
to sit on eggs to hatch them, as a hen.
(of the hair) to assume a particular style as the result of having been temporarily rolled up, pinned, twisted, etc.
Category: Clothing
(of a flower's ovary) to develop into a fruit.
Category: Botany
(of a hunting dog) to indicate the position of game.
Category: Sport
to have a certain direction or course, as a wind or current.
Category: Meteorology
(of a sail) to be spread so as to catch the wind.
Category: Nautical, Navy
Nonstandard. to sit:
Come in and set a spell.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Status (usage)
set about, to begin; undertake; start.
Category: Verb Phrase
set aside, to put to one side; reserve. to dismiss from the mind; reject. to prevail over; discard; annul:
to set aside a verdict.
Category: Verb Phrase
set back, to hinder; impede. to fix at an earlier time or lower point on a scale: Informal.to cause to pay; cost:
Set back your clocks one hour.
The house set them back $200,000.
Category: Verb Phrase
set by, to save or keep for future use.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Verb Phrase
set down, to record or copy in writing or printing. to land an airplane.
Category: Verb Phrase
set forth, to give an account of; state; describe. to begin a journey; start.
Category: Verb Phrase
set in, to begin to prevail; arrive: (of winds or currents) to blow or flow toward the shore.
Darkness set in.
Category: Verb Phrase
set off, to cause to become ignited or to explode. to begin; start. to intensify or improve by contrast. to begin a journey or trip; depart.
Category: Verb Phrase
set on, Also, set upon. to attack or cause to attack. to instigate; incite.
Category: Verb Phrase
set out, to begin a journey or course. to undertake; attempt. to define; describe. to plant.
Category: Verb Phrase
set to, to begin work vigorously. to start to fight.
Category: Verb Phrase
set up, to put upright; raise. to put into a high or powerful position. to construct; assemble; erect. to inaugurate; establish. to enable to begin in business; provide with means. to make a gift of; treat, as to drinks. to bring about; cause. to lead or lure into a prearranged situation, esp. so as to embarrass or entrap.
Category: Verb Phrase, Informal
(n.)the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
a collection of articles designed for use together or in a complementary way:
a chess set; a set of carving knives.
a number, group, or combination of things of similar nature, design, or function:
a set of ideas.
a number, company, or group of persons associated by common interests, occupations, conventions, or status:
the smart set.
fixed direction, bent, or inclination:
The set of his mind was obvious.
bearing or carriage:
the set of one's shoulders.
the assumption of a fixed, rigid, or hard state, as by mortar or glue.
the fit, as of an article of clothing.
Category: Clothing
the styling of the hair with rollers, pins, lotions, etc., or the hairstyle so formed.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Clothing
an apparatus for receiving radio or television programs; receiver.
a construction representing the site of the action in a play, film, or the like.
Category: Showbiz
a young plant, or a slip, tuber, or the like, suitable for planting.
Category: Botany
Tennis. a unit of a match, consisting of a group of not fewer than six games with a margin of at least two games between the winner and loser:
She won the match in straight sets of 6–3, 6–4, 6–4.
Category: Sport
Mach. the bending out of the points of alternate teeth of a saw in opposite directions. a permanent deformation or displacement of an object or part. a tool for giving a certain form to something, as a saw tooth.
Category: Machinery
Psychol. a temporary state of readiness to act or respond to certain stimuli in a specific way.
Category: Psychology, Animal Behavior
the number of couples required to execute a quadrille or the like. a series of movements or figures that make up a quadrille or the like.
Category: Music and Dance
Music. a succession of pieces played by an ensemble, as a dance band or jazz group, before or after an intermission. the period during which these pieces are played.
Category: Music and Dance
Naut. the direction of a wind, current, etc. the form or arrangement of the sails, spars, etc., of a vessel.
Category: Nautical, Navy
Math. a collection of objects or elements classed together.
Category: Math
(adj.)fixed or prescribed beforehand:
a set time.
specified; fixed:
The hall holds a set number of people.
deliberately composed; customary:
set phrases.
fixed; rigid:
a set smile.
resolved or determined; habitually or stubbornly fixed:
to be set in one's opinions.
completely prepared; ready:
Is everyone set?

^* Usage: The verbs set and sit are similar in form and meaning but different in grammatical use. set is chiefly transitive and takes an object: Set the dish on the shelf. Its past tense and past participle are also set : The judge has set the date for the trial.set also has some standard intransitive uses, as “to pass below the horizon” and “to become firm, solid, etc.” The intransitive use of set for sit , “to be seated,” is nonstandard: Pull up a chair and set by me.sit is chiefly intransitive and does not take an object: Let's sit here in the shade. Its past tense and past participle are sat : Have they sat down yet? Transitive uses of sit include “to cause to sit” (Sit yourself on the sofa) and “to provide seating for” (The waiter sat us near the window).

Origin of set:

bef. 900; (v.) ME setten, OE settan, c. OFris setta, OS settian, OHG sezzen, ON setja, Go satjan, all < Gmc *satjan, causative of *setjan to sit ; (n.) ME set, set(t)e, der. of the v. and its ptp.; (in senses denoting a group) ME sette < OF < L sectasect (later influenced by the v. and MLG gesette set, suite)

Setsɛt(n.)

also Seth, 1 1

an ancient Egyptian god, represented with the head of a donkey or other mammal.
Category: Eastern Religions

Princeton's WordNet

set(noun)
a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
"a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth"
set(noun)
(mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
"the set of prime numbers is infinite"
set, exercise set(noun)
several exercises intended to be done in series
"he did four sets of the incline bench press"
stage set, set(noun)
representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production
"the sets were meticulously authentic"
set, circle, band, lot(noun)
an unofficial association of people or groups
"the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"
bent, set(noun)
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
"the set of his mind was obvious"
set(noun)
the act of putting something in position
"he gave a final set to his hat"
set(noun)
a unit of play in tennis or squash
"they played two sets of tennis after dinner"
hardening, solidifying, solidification, set, curing(noun)
the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
"the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue"
Set, Seth(noun)
evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris
set(noun)
the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon
"before the set of sun"
set, readiness(noun)
(psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way
"the subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution"; "his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set"
set(adj)
any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals
"the early sets ran on storage batteries"
fit(p), primed(p), set(p)(adj)
(usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed
"in no fit state to continue"; "fit to drop"; "laughing fit to burst"; "she was fit to scream"; "primed for a fight"; "we are set to go at any time"
fixed, set, rigid(adj)
fixed and unmoving
"with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare"; "his bearded face already has a set hollow look"- Connor Cruise O'Brien; "a face rigid with pain"
located, placed, set, situated(adj)
situated in a particular spot or position
"valuable centrally located urban land"; "strategically placed artillery"; "a house set on a hilltop"; "nicely situated on a quiet riverbank"
laid, set(adj)
set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people"
"stones laid in a pattern"
set(p)(adj)
being below the horizon
"the moon is set"
determined, dictated, set(adj)
determined or decided upon as by an authority
"date and place are already determined"; "the dictated terms of surrender"; "the time set for the launching"
hardened, set(verb)
converted to solid form (as concrete)
put, set, place, pose, position, lay(verb)
put into a certain place or abstract location
"Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
determine, set(verb)
fix conclusively or authoritatively
"set the rules"
specify, set, determine, define, fix, limit(verb)
decide upon or fix definitely
"fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
set, mark(verb)
establish as the highest level or best performance
"set a record"
set(verb)
put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state
"set the house afire"
set(verb)
fix in a border
"The goldsmith set the diamond"
fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set(verb)
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
"Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"
set(verb)
set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly
"set clocks or instruments"
set, localize, localise, place(verb)
locate
"The film is set in Africa"
set, go down, go under(verb)
disappear beyond the horizon
"the sun sets early these days"
arrange, set(verb)
adapt for performance in a different way
"set this poem to music"
plant, set(verb)
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
"Let's plant flowers in the garden"
set(verb)
apply or start
"set fire to a building"
jell, set, congeal(verb)
become gelatinous
"the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme"
typeset, set(verb)
set in type
"My book will be typeset nicely"; "set these words in italics"
set(verb)
put into a position that will restore a normal state
"set a broken bone"
set, countersink(verb)
insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
set(verb)
give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
sic, set(verb)
urge to attack someone
"The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders"; "the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits"
place, put, set(verb)
estimate
"We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."
rig, set, set up(verb)
equip with sails or masts
"rig a ship"
set up, lay out, set(verb)
get ready for a particular purpose or event
"set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery"
adjust, set, correct(verb)
alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
"Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
fructify, set(verb)
bear fruit
"the apple trees fructify"
dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure(verb)
arrange attractively
"dress my hair for the wedding"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

set(verb)ɛt
to put somewhere
She set the mug down on the table.
setɛt
to make a device or machine ready
I set the alarm to go off at 6:00.; Set the dial on/to "cold."
setɛt
to put in a particular state
They set the prisoners free.; Someone deliberately set the house on fire.
setɛt
to decide on a time or date
Have we set a time for the meeting?; The date was set at May 15th.
setɛt
to decide on a level, rate, limit, etc.
an airline setting its fares higher; The law sets a limit on how much tax companies pay.; We set high standards of behavior for the kids.
setɛt
(of the sun) to become lower than the horizon in the evening
We watched the sun set over the ocean.
setɛt
(of a movie, play, etc.) having a story that happens in a particular place or time
The movie is set in ancient Rome.
setɛt
to behave in a good way that you want others to copy
Parents have to set a good example for their children.
setɛt
to reach a higher standard or level than has ever been reached
She set the city record in the 200m race.; record-setting temperatures
setɛt
to make possible
The lack of food set the stage for the riots.
set(noun)ɛt
a group of similar things that are used together
a set of dishes/keys/tools; an extra set of wheels for the scooter
setɛt
the background and objects used for a play or movie
an elaborate movie set
setɛt
a device that receives TV or radio signals
a broken TV set
set(adjective)ɛt
not changing; = fixed
a set number of tickets; He has some very set ideas on the subject.; The rules are set - it's too late to change them.
setɛt
not liking to change the way you do things
My parents have become set in their ways since they retired.
setɛt
likely to do sth
He looks set to win the election.
setɛt
ready
Are we all set? OK, let's go!
setɛt
to be strongly opposed to
My parents are dead set against the idea.
setɛt
determined to
Why are you so set on quitting?

Wiktionary

Set(ProperNoun)
An ancient Egyptian god, variously described as the god of chaos, the god of thunder and storms, or the god of destruction.

Origin: Compare the verb settan

Webster Dictionary

Set(u)
of Set
Set(verb)
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(verb)
hence, to attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place
Set(verb)
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(verb)
to fix firmly; to make fast, permanent, or stable; to render motionless; to give an unchanging place, form, or condition to
Set(verb)
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(verb)
to fix beforehand; to determine; hence, to make unyielding or obstinate; to render stiff, unpliant, or rigid; as, to set one's countenance
Set(verb)
to fix in the ground, as a post or a tree; to plant; as, to set pear trees in an orchard
Set(verb)
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(verb)
to render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle; as, to set milk for cheese
Set(verb)
to put into a desired position or condition; to adjust; to regulate; to adapt
Set(verb)
to put in order in a particular manner; to prepare; as, to set (that is, to hone) a razor; to set a saw
Set(verb)
to extend and bring into position; to spread; as, to set the sails of a ship
Set(verb)
to give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote; as, to set a psalm
Set(verb)
to reduce from a dislocated or fractured state; to replace; as, to set a broken bone
Set(verb)
to make to agree with some standard; as, to set a watch or a clock
Set(verb)
to lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure
Set(verb)
to stake at play; to wager; to risk
Set(verb)
to fit with music; to adapt, as words to notes; to prepare for singing
Set(verb)
to determine; to appoint; to assign; to fix; as, to set a time for a meeting; to set a price on a horse
Set(verb)
to adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there
Set(verb)
to value; to rate; -- with at
Set(verb)
to point out the seat or position of, as birds, or other game; -- said of hunting dogs
Set(verb)
to establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign; as, to set an example; to set lessons to be learned
Set(verb)
to suit; to become; as, it sets him ill
Set(verb)
to compose; to arrange in words, lines, etc.; as, to set type; to set a page
Set(verb)
to pass below the horizon; to go down; to decline; to sink out of sight; to come to an end
Set(verb)
to fit music to words
Set(verb)
to place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant
Set(verb)
to be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form; as, cuttings set well; the fruit has set well (i. e., not blasted in the blossom)
Set(verb)
to become fixed or rigid; to be fastened
Set(verb)
to congeal; to concrete; to solidify
Set(verb)
to have a certain direction in motion; to flow; to move on; to tend; as, the current sets to the north; the tide sets to the windward
Set(verb)
to begin to move; to go out or forth; to start; -- now followed by out
Set(verb)
to indicate the position of game; -- said of a dog; as, the dog sets well; also, to hunt game by the aid of a setter
Set(verb)
to apply one's self; to undertake earnestly; -- now followed by out
Set(verb)
to fit or suit one; to sit; as, the coat sets well
Set(adj)
fixed in position; immovable; rigid; as, a set line; a set countenance
Set(adj)
firm; unchanging; obstinate; as, set opinions or prejudices
Set(adj)
regular; uniform; formal; as, a set discourse; a set battle
Set(adj)
established; prescribed; as, set forms of prayer
Set(adj)
adjusted; arranged; formed; adapted
Set(noun)
the act of setting, as of the sun or other heavenly body; descent; hence, the close; termination
Set(noun)
that which is set, placed, or fixed
Set(noun)
a young plant for growth; as, a set of white thorn
Set(noun)
that which is staked; a wager; a venture; a stake; hence, a game at venture
Set(noun)
permanent change of figure in consequence of excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.; as, the set of a spring
Set(noun)
a kind of punch used for bending, indenting, or giving shape to, metal; as, a saw set
Set(noun)
a piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot be reached by the weight, or hammer, except by means of such an intervening piece
Set(noun)
a short steel spike used for driving the head of a nail below the surface
Set(noun)
a number of things of the same kind, ordinarily used or classed together; a collection of articles which naturally complement each other, and usually go together; an assortment; a suit; as, a set of chairs, of china, of surgical or mathematical instruments, of books, etc
Set(noun)
a number of persons associated by custom, office, common opinion, quality, or the like; a division; a group; a clique
Set(noun)
direction or course; as, the set of the wind, or of a current
Set(noun)
in dancing, the number of persons necessary to execute a quadrille; also, the series of figures or movements executed
Set(noun)
the deflection of a tooth, or of the teeth, of a saw, which causes the the saw to cut a kerf, or make an opening, wider than the blade
Set(noun)
a young oyster when first attached
Set(noun)
collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality
Set(noun)
a series of as many games as may be necessary to enable one side to win six. If at the end of the tenth game the score is a tie, the set is usually called a deuce set, and decided by an application of the rules for playing off deuce in a game. See Deuce
Set(noun)
that dimension of the body of a type called by printers the width