| Definition of 'set back' |
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1. (verb) set-back, setoff, offset
structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly
2. (verb) postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off
hold back to a later time
"let's postpone the exam"
3. (verb) set back
slow down the progress of; hinder
"His late start set him back"
4. (verb) set back, knock back, put back
cost a certain amount
"My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000"
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1. (verb) set back
to cause to happen later than planned
The delays set us back by two months.
2. set back
to cost a large amount
A college education can set you back $100,000.
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Sense: to delay the progress of
His illness set him back a bit at school.
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 Afrikaans: vertraag |
 Arabic: يُعيق، يُؤَخِّر |
 Bulgarian: забавям |
 Brazilian: atrasar |
 Czech: zpozdit |
 German: zurücklegen |
 Danish: sætte tilbage |
 Greek: ανακόπτω την πρόοδο, προκ |
 Spanish: retrasar, atrasar |
 Estonian: viivitama |
 Farsi: عقب كشيدن |
 Finnish: viivästyttää |
 French: retarder |
 Hebrew: לְעַכֵּב |
 Hindi: पीछे करना |
 Croatian: pomaknuti prema natrag, k |
 Hungarian: visszavet |
 Indonesian: menyebabkan kemunduran |
 Icelandic: seinka |
 Italian: rallentare |
 Japanese: 遅れさせる |
 Korean: 방해하다 |
 Lithuanian: sutrukdyti, priversti ats |
 Latvian: aizkavēt; atbīdīt atpakaļ |
 Malay: melambatkan perkembangan |
 Dutch: achteruitzetten |
 Norwegian: sette tilbake |
 Polish: opóźniać |
 Persian: عقب كشيدن |
 Pashto: شاته کینول |
 Portuguese: atrasar |
 Romanian: aîncetini |
 Russian: задерживать |
 Slovak: zastaviť (postup) |
 Slovenian: zavreti, ovirati |
 Serbian: omesti |
 Swedish: hejda, få att halka efter |
 Thai: ทำให้ชะงัก |
 Turkish: bırakmak, geciktirmek |
 Taiwanese: 阻礙 |
 Ukrainian: затримувати; чинити переш |
 Urdu: رکاوٹ پیدا کرنا |
 Vietnamese: cản trở |
 Chinese: 阻碍 |
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