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
If Galaxys Edge had been set on Tatooine, fans would have enjoyed scrutinizing every detail against Galaxys Edge cinematic counterpart, in creating Black Spire Outpost, they get all the appeal and familiarity of a spaceport/border planet, plus all of the creative freedom.
If Kim Jong Un is set on making peace with the U.S. and South Korea and dealing away at least part of the nuclear program, he will have to put the KPA's influence in a box and keep it there, this reshuffle has brought to the fore the officers who can do just that. They are loyal to Kim Jong Un and no one else.
That’s easier to understand, do you think people should die because they can’t afford insulin? Do you think that fossil fuel CEOs should decide whether the planet gets set on fire? Me neither.
In our “iconocratic” society people need the escapist and distracting effect of imagery. Their imagination must be triggered day by day, as the monotony of daily life has to be set on fire, constantly. Not tomorrow, but today. ("Give me more images")
Dante Alighieri, Purgatorio, XVII , 59-60:
For he who sees a need but waits to be asked is already set on cruel refusal.
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