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set on

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. assail, assault, set on, attackverb

    attack someone physically or emotionally

    "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"

Wiktionary

  1. set onverb

    To encourage someone, or an animal, to attack someone.

ChatGPT

  1. 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.

Anagrams for set on »

  1. notes

  2. onset

  3. SONET

  4. steno

  5. stone

  6. tones

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of set on in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of set on in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of set on in a Sentence

  1. Lisa Murkowski:

    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.

  2. Kawhi Leonard:

    Last summer I was going through a lot. I had a great support system, I just kept working hard, working hard and had my mind set on this goal right here, i came to a team, a new coach, and that mindset was the same as mine. This is what I play basketball for, this is what I work out for all summer, during the season and I'm happy that my hard work paid off.

  3. Stephen Innes:

    The dollar is staying weaker, that’s fairly supportive. Gold bulls now have their eyes set on $2,000, and most are thinking it’s going to go quite a lot higher.

  4. Shannon Phenix:

    That might have been true, but Lee Brown would have only been held at the jail on Lee Brown traffic warrants and Lee Brown would have been out of custody in two days, and Lee Brown would have bail set on those warrants.

  5. Emmanuel Mudiay:

    Personally, I cared a lot, i wanted to stop the streak just because I hate records being set on me or any of my team mates.


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