Definitions for set off
set off

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch offverb

   put in motion or move to act

   "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

2. depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take offverb

   leave

   "The family took off for Florida"

3. bring out, set offverb

   direct attention to, as if by means of contrast

   "This dress accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by brackets"

4. explode, detonate, blow up, set offverb

   cause to burst with a violent release of energy

   "We exploded the nuclear bomb"

5. cancel, offset, set offverb

   make up for

   "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"

6. set offverb

   set in motion or cause to begin

   "The guide set the tour off to a good start"

7. incite, instigate, set off, stir upverb

   provoke or stir up

   "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. set offverb

   To leave; to begin a journey or trip.

2. set offverb

   To begin; to cause; to initiate.

3. set offverb

   To cause to explode.

4. set offverb

   To make angry.

5. set offverb

   To offset, to compensate for: to reduce the effect of, by having a contrary effect.

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1. set off

   Set off is a verb that means to begin a journey or to cause something to start happening. It can also mean to initiate an display, like setting off fireworks. In a financial context, it can refer to the use of a loss to counterbalance a profit for tax purposes.

Matched Categories

1. • Balance
   • Change Integrity
   • Initiate
   • Leave
   • Provoke
   • Start
   • Stress

Anagrams for set off »

1. offset

How to pronounce set off?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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How to say set off in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of set off in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of set off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of set off in a Sentence

1. Stephanie Winston Wolkoff:

   I think that as a mother, those maternal instincts in her were set off and she did care.

2. Malcolm Turnbull:

   He has set off a world of woe for those women and appalled all of us.

3. Fiona Carter:

   We turned around to see a mushroom cloud coming from Stromboli. Everyone was in shock. Then red hot lava started running down the mountain towards the little village of Ginostra, the cloud got bigger, white and gray. It enveloped Ginostra and now the cloud has covered Stromboli entirely. Several boats set off for Stromboli.

4. Claire Tassin:

   We've been polling consumers every other week and the first thing that set off alarm bells for me was the spike in the number of parents who don't feel like they can afford all the school supplies this year.

5. Sarah Clark:

   For many families, setting off fireworks is a favorite summer tradition, but fireworks are unpredictable. It’s essential that parents keep children far away from where those fireworks are set off.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=set off
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Set_Off
3. ^ ChatGPT
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