What does set on mean?
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set on
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Princeton's WordNet
assail, assault, set on, attackverb
attack someone physically or emotionally
"The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
Wiktionary
set onverb
To encourage someone, or an animal, to attack someone.
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set on
In a general context, "set on" typically means to decide or determine to do something. It suggests a firmness of purpose or a clear intention to pursue a particular course of action. However, without a specific context, it's tough to provide a definitive definition as the term can be used in various fields with slightly different meanings. For example, in mathematics, a "set" has a very different meaning referring to a collection of distinct elements.
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onset
SONET
steno
stone
tones
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of set on in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of set on in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of set on in a Sentence
Love is friendship set on fire.
Let me be clear : I did not misunderstand the Army Corps' recent announcement, i am not'em barrassed' by my statement on it, and I will not be' quiet in the corner.' I am dead set on a high bar for large-scale resource development in the Bristol Bay watershed. The reality of this situation is the Pebble project has not met that bar and a permit can not be issued to it.
Pride, envy, avarice -- these are the sparks have set on fire the souls of man.
Josh was brutally tortured, strangled over and over, set on fire after death. His last hours were brutal. None of our kids had a minute to say goodbye, we weren’t lucky enough to be separated for five days or 10 days. We are separated permanently.
At that moment, it was like the weight I had been carrying for over 20 years of my life was lifted, i came in one way and left that room a completely different person. My heart was set on fire. I felt free. I wanted to turn my life around. From there, I went through a process of healing. It took a few months to get off the drugs, but I was ready to be free from it all – the drugs, the alcohol, all the things I was doing that were hurting me and others. I just felt like God was breaking the chains one by one.
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