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m.1 set (gen) & (sport).2 Seth.* * *► nombre masculino (pl sets)1 set* * *noun m.* * *SM(pl set ó sets) (Dep) set* * *1) ( en tenis) set2) ( escenografía) set* * *----* set de rodaje = backlot.* * *1) ( en tenis) set2) ( escenografía) set* * ** set de rodaje = backlot.* * *(pl sets)A (en tenis) setB (escenografía) set* * *
set sustantivo masculino (pl
set m Ten set
' set' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acondicionar
- ajedrez
- ambientar
- aparato
- azuzar
- camino
- cartabón
- componer
- conjunta
- conjunto
- constituir
- constituirse
- dar
- decorado
- decorador
- decoradora
- dentadura
- destinar
- determinar
- disponer
- ejemplo
- empeño
- emprender
- enfrentar
- engarzar
- equipo
- erigirse
- escala
- escenografía
- escuadra
- establecer
- examen
- fijar
- fijarse
- fraguar
- frase
- granada
- granado
- grifería
- grupo
- hecha
- hecho
- hombro
- hundida
- hundido
- incendiar
- indisponer
- inflamar
- instalar
- jet
English:
adventure
- ascetic
- backing
- barricade
- beset
- cassette
- cat
- dead
- deep-set
- example
- film set
- fire
- foundation
- fund
- gather in
- goblet
- heart
- intentionally
- jet-set
- journey
- light
- loose
- nationalist
- odds
- pace
- paper
- pattern
- preset
- radio set
- radiocassette
- reset
- rest
- sail
- scene
- set
- set about
- set against
- set apart
- set aside
- set back
- set book
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set on
- set out
- set up
- set upon
- set-up
- setting
* * *1. [conjunto] set2. Dep set* * *m tenis set* * * -
4 set
أَعْطَى (مثلاً يُحْتذى) \ set: to arrange; provide: Our teacher set us an exam. Parents should set an example to their children. \ See Also قدم (قَدَّم) \ جَمَدَ \ set: of a substance like jelly or cement to harden; change from liquid to solid. \ طَقْم \ set: a group of things that look like one another or are used together: a coffee set (coffee pot and cups, etc., of the same pattern); a set of rules. \ غَرُبَ \ set: (of the sun or moon) to go down and disappear. \ كَلَّفَ بِـ \ set: to cause (sb.) to do sth.: I set the boy to work in my shop. -
5 set
[from Fre sept]: seven. Set an = Seven years. Se leswar set er = This evening at seven o'clock. Ti ena usi set mil zeograf = There were also seven thousand geographers. -
6 set
مَجْمُوعَة \ body: a group of people, united in some way: a small body of helpers.. bunch: a group of things of the same kind, growing or placed together: a bunch of keys. category: a group or division in which each member is like the rest in a certain way; a kind or sort: Fishing may be placed in the category of sport, or in that of earning a living, according to its purpose. cluster: a group of people gathered close together. collection: things collected: His friend has a collection of ancient coins. crew: a group of people working together, doing certain jobs: a repair crew. group: a number of people or things, gathered together or considered together: They stood in a group under the tree. He controls a group of companies. set: a group of things that look like one another or are used together: a coffee set (coffee pot and cups, etc., of the same pattern); a set of rules. \ See Also جمهور (جُمهور)، طقم (طَقْم) -
7 set
أَعَدَّ (شَيْئًا إلخ) \ brew: to make a drink such as (tea, coffee, etc.) by mixing leaves or seeds with boiling water. draw up: to prepare; put in order: The lawyer drew up an agreement for me to sign. equip: to supply with the necessary machines, tools, clothes, etc. for a particular job or sport: We equip soldiers with weapons. The factory was equipped with modern machines. get up: to arrange: We’re getting up a dance. lay on: to provide: The electricity supply has not yet been laid on to our new house. make: to prepare sth. for use: I’ll make the beds while you make some coffee. prepare: to get ready: She’s preparing a meal. Prepare (yourself) for a shock. provide: to make preparation (for or against): We provide for the future (or against accidents). set: to arrange; provide: Our teacher set us an exam. The hunter set some traps. \ See Also جَهَّزَ، زَوَّدَ بِـ، نظم (نَظَّمَ) -
8 set
عَيَّنَ \ appoint: to choose for a position: He was appointed captain of the team. determine: to decide; be the cause of; control: We must determine the rights and wrongs of the case. The weather determines the size of the crop. make: (with two objects) to cause to become; appoint: They made my father a judge. nominate: to suggest or name (sb.) officiallly for a position: She was nominated for President of the club. post: to send (sb.) to a place of duty: He was posted to his firm’s branch office in Rome. set: cause (sb.) to do sth.: I set the boy to work in my shop. specify: to state clearly, giving a name or an exact description: She asked for flowers, but she did not specify the kind that she wanted. \ See Also سمى (سَمَّى)، رشح (رَشَّحَ) -
9 set about
بَدَأَ \ begin, (began, begun): (with to; also with - ing except after the form beginning) to start: It began to rain (or began raining). It was beginning to rain. It’s time to begin work. break out: (of a fire, a disease, or fighting) to start: World War Two broke out on September 3rd, 1939. commence: to begin: Our school year commences in September. launch: to begin (an attack, a new business, a plan, etc.). originate: to start: Who originated these weekly meetings? They originated long ago. set about: to begin doing: I want to repair this, but I don’t know how to set about it. start: to begin: We Started (work) at daybreak. It started to rain. -
10 set
زَوَّدَ \ equip: supply with the necessary machines, tools, clothes, etc. for a particular job or sport: We equip soldiers with weapons. The factory was equipped with modern machines. provide: to supply; give (sth. that is needed): She provided (him with) food for his journey. set: to arrange; provide: The hunter set some traps. supply: to give or produce (sth. that is needed); to provide: Parents supply their children with clothes. Bakers supply bread. \ See Also جَهَّزَ بِــ، أَعَدَّ، مون (مَوَّنَ) -
11 set sail
أَقلَعَ (المركب) \ put to sea: to leave harbour: The ship put (out) to sea at midday. sail: (of a sailing boat; of any ship with sails or engine; of people in it) to move over water; start a journey: We sailed to America. The steamship sailed at midday. set sail: to sail away: We left harbour and set sail for our fishing grounds. \ See Also أبحر (أَبْحَرَ) -
12 set eyes on
أَبْصَرَ \ see: to notice with one’s eyes; use one’s eyes effectively: Did you see what happened? I never saw him coming. Cats can see in the dark. set eyes on: (usu. with not or never) to see: I’ve never set eyes on her before today. \ See Also رأى (رَأى) -
13 set about; go about
شَرَعَ \ commence: to begin: Our school year commences in September. launch: to begin (an attack, a new business, a plan, etc.). proceed: (with to) to do (sth.) in a determined way, without question or delay: He marched into my office and proceeded to search my cupboards. set about; go about: to attempt; begin doing: Car repairs are easy if you know how to go about them. start: to begin: We started (work) at daybreak. It started to rain. to take action: to act: The police took swift action to catch the thief. \ See Also بدأ (بَدَأَ) -
14 set, go down
أَفَلَ \ set, go down. \ _(field) Astron. \ See Also غاب (غابَ) -
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16 jet set
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17 seat, set
أَجْلَسَ \ seat, set. \ See Also وضع (وَضَّعَ) -
18 a ceramic jug in the form of a seated person. Typically the figure is a heavily-set, jovial man holding a mug of beer in one hand and a pipe of tobacco in the other and weari
General subject: Fillpot (also sometimes known as a "Toby jug"), toby jug (also sometimes known as a 'Fillpot')Универсальный русско-английский словарь > a ceramic jug in the form of a seated person. Typically the figure is a heavily-set, jovial man holding a mug of beer in one hand and a pipe of tobacco in the other and weari
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19 tendō (old also tennō)
tendō (old also tennō) tetendī, tentus, or (late) tēnsus, ere [2 TA-], to stretch, make tense, stretch out, spread out, distend, extend: plagas: quia non rete accipitri tennitur, T.: retia cervis, O.: arcum, keep bent, H.: tendere doctior arcūs, O.: vela, swell, V.: cubilia, spread, H.: tenta ubera, distended, H.—Of tents, to spread out, pitch, erect: praetorium, Cs.— To stretch out, present, offer, reach, extend: manūs ad templa: bracchia caelo, O.: ad legatos supplices manūs, Cs.: vobis manūs: supinas manūs, L.: dexteram Italiae, reaches: civibus lucem ingeni sui, to tender: patri Iulum, hold out, V.— To aim, direct, shoot, drive: Quo tendant ferrum, V.: sagittas Arcu, H.: spicula cornu, V. — To string, tune: barbiton, H.—Fig., to lay, contrive, devise: insidiae tenduntur alicui, are laid.— To press, strain: ultra Legem tendere opus, i. e. press to extravagance, H.: Aestivam sermone benigno noctem, protract, H.—Of a way or course, to direct, pursue, turn, wend: iter ad naves, V.: unde et quo cursum, L.— To direct oneself, hold a course, aim, strive, go, move, march, drive, tend, bend: Venusiam: cursuque amens ad limina tendit, V.: ad castra, L.: unde venis? et Quo tendis? H.— To extend, stretch, reach: (via), quae sub moenia tendit, V.— To set up tents, be under tents, be encamped, encamp: sub vallo, Cs.: legio latis tendebat in arvis, V.: in angusto, L.: laxius, Cu.— Fig., to aim, strive, be directed, be inclined, tend: ad reliqua alacri animo: ad altiora, L.: ad eloquium, O.: cum alii alio tenderent, L.: Non dices, quorsum haec tendant, tend, H.— To be persistent, make exertion, exert oneself, strive, endeavor, contend, struggle: miles tendere inde ad iurgium, persists, T.: vasto certamine tendunt, V.: videt Catilinam magnā vi tendere, S.: patres, adversus quos tenderet, L.: senatu minus in praeturā tendente, making less opposition in the case of the praetorship, L.: quid tendit? cum efficere non possit, ut, etc., what does he strive for?: nihil illi tendere contra, V.: manibus tendit divellere nodos, V.: Ire foras tendebat frustra, H.: captae civitati leges imponere, L.: aqua tendit rumpere plumbum, H. -
20 καθίστημι
A in causal sense:—[voice] Act., in [tense] pres., [tense] impf., [tense] fut., and [tense] pf.καθέστᾰκα Hyp.Eux.28
, LXXJe.1.10, D.H.Dem.54, D.S.32.11, etc.; onceκαθέστηκα PHib.1.82i14
(iii B. C.): [tense] plpf.- εστάκει Demetr.
Sceps. ap. Ath.15.697d:—also in [voice] Med., [tense] fut. (Paus.3.5.1), [tense] aor. 1, more rarely [tense] pres. (infr. A. 11.2):— set down,κρητῆρα καθίστα Il.9.202
; νῆα κατάστησον bring it to land, Od.12.185; κ. δίφρους place, station them, before starting for the race, S.El. 710; ποῖ [ δεῖ] καθιστάναι πόδα; E.Ba. 184;κ. τινὰ εἰς τὸ φανερόν X.An.7.7.22
; set up, erect, of stones, Inscr.Cypr.94, 95 H.:—[voice] Med., [ λαῖφος] κατεστήσαντο βοεῦσι steadied it, h.Ap. 407.2 bring down to a place,τούς μ' ἐκέλευσα Πύλονδε καταστῆσαι Od.13.274
: generally, bring,κ. τινὰ ἐς Νάξον Hdt.1.64
, cf. Th.4.78; esp. bring back,πάλιν αὐτὸν κ. ἐς τὸ τεῖχος σῶν καὶ ὑγιᾶ Id.3.34
;κ. τοὺς Ἕλληνας εἰς Ἰωνίαν πάλιν X.An.1.4.13
; without πάλιν, replace, restore,ἐς φῶς σὸν κ. βίον E.Alc. 362
; ἃς (sc. τὰς κόρας) οὐδ' ὁ Μελάμπους.. καταστήσειεν ἄν cure their squint, Alex.112.5; ἰκτεριῶντας κ. Dsc.4.1; τὸ σῶμα restore the general health, Hp.Mul. 2.133:—[voice] Med., κατεστήσαντο (v.l. for κατεκτήσαντο)εὐδαιμονίαν Isoc. 4.62
:—[voice] Pass., οὐκ ἂν ἀντὶ πόνων Χάρις καθίσταιτο would be returned, Th. 4.86.3 bring before a ruler or magistrate, Hdt.1.209, PRyl.65.10 (i B. C.), etc.;τινὰ ἐπί τινα PCair.Zen.202.6
(iii B. C.), POxy.281.24 (i A. D.).2 ordain, appoint, , cf. 25: usu. without the inf.,κ. τινὰ ὕπαρχον Id.7.105
; ἄλλον [ ἄρχοντα]ἀντὶ αὐτοῦ X.Cyr.3.1.12
, etc.;βασιλέα ἐπί τινας LXX 1 Ki.8.5
, al.;τινὰ ἐς μοναρχίαν E.Supp. 352
;ἐπὶ τὰς ἀρχάς Isoc.12.132
;τινὰ τύραννον Ar.Av. 1672
;κ. ἐγγυητάς Hdt.1.196
, Ar.Ec. 1064; δικαστάς, ἐπιμελητάς, νομοθέτας, Id.Pl. 917, X.Cyr.8.1.9, D.3.10 (sed leg. καθίσατε, cf.καθίζω 1.4
); of games, etc., γυμνικοὺς ἀγῶνας κ. Isoc.4.1: rarely c. inf.,οἱ καθιστάντες μουσικῇ.. παιδεύειν Pl.R. 410b
:—so in [voice] Pass.,κυβερνᾶν κατασταθείς X. Mem.1.7.3
: [tense] aor. [voice] Med., appoint for oneself,τύραννον καταστησάμενοι παρὰ. σφίσι αὐτοῖσι Hdt.5.92
.á;ἄρχοντας X.An.3.1.39
, etc.b esp. of laws, constitutions, ceremonies, etc., establish, νόμους, τελετάς, E.Or. 892, Ba.21, etc.; πολιτείαν, δημοκρατίαν, Arist.Ath.7.1, Decr.ib. 29.3;ὀλιγαρχίαν Lys.12.42
; also, set in order, arrange, :—also in [voice] Med., ; ; ;πόλεις ἐπὶ τὸ ὠφέλιμον Id.1.76
; [ Εὔβοιαν] ὁμολογίᾳ ib. 114; πρὸς ἐμὲ τὸ πρᾶγμα καταστήσασθαι settle it with me, D.21.90.3 bring into a certain state,τινὰ ἐς ἀπόνοιαν Th.1.82
;ἐς ἀπορίαν Id.7.75
;εἰς ἀνάγκην Lys.3.3
;εἰς αἰσχύνην Pl.Sph. 230d
;εἰς ἐρημίαν φίλων Id.Phdr. 232d
; ;τινὰ εἰς ἀσφάλειαν Isoc.5.123
; τίνας εἰς ἀγῶνα καθέστακα; Hyp.Eux. 28, cf. Lycurg.2;κ. τινὰ ἐν ἀγῶνι καὶ κινδύνῳ Antipho 5.61
;τὴν πόλιν ἐν πολέμῳ Pl.Mx. 242a
;τοὺς φίλους ἐν ἀκινδύνῳ X.Cyr.4.5.28
; κ. ἑαυτὸν ἐς κρίσιν present himself for trial, Th.1.131, cf. Lycurg.6; κ. τινὰ εἰς τοὺς ἀρχικούς reckon him as one of.., X.Mem.2.1.9.4 c. dupl. acc., make, render so and so,ψευδῆ γ' ἐμαυτόν S.Ant. 657
;ἡ ἐπιθυμία κ. τινὰ ἀμνήμονα Antipho 2.1.7
; τὸ πιστὸν ὑμᾶς ἀπιστοτέρους κ. Th.1.68; κ. τι φανερόν, σαφές, Id.2.42, 1.32; τινὸς ἐπίπονον τὸν βίον κ. Isoc.10.17: c. part., κλαίοντα καθιστάναι τινά bring one to tears, E.Andr. 635: rarely c. inf., κ. τινὰ φεύγειν make him fly, Th.2.84, cf. E.Alc. 283, Luc.Charid.8:—[voice] Pass., .5 [voice] Med., get for oneself, .6 make, in periphrases,πάννυχοι.. διάπλοον καθίστασαν A.Pers. 382
:—[voice] Med., κρυφαῖον ἔκπλουν οὐδαμῇ καθίστατο ib. 385.B intr. in [tense] aor. 2, [tense] pf. καθέστηκα, and [tense] plpf. of [voice] Act. (also [tense] fut.καθεστήξω Th.3.37
, 102), and all tenses of [voice] Med. (exc. [tense] aor. 1 ) and [voice] Pass.: [tense] pf. καθέσταμαι in later Greek, IG22.1006.24 (ii B. C.), LXXNu.3.32, etc.:—to be set, set oneself down, settle, ἐς [ Αἴγιναν] Hdt.3.131, cf. Th.4.75; [ ὀδύναι]καθίσταντο ἐς ὑπογάστριον Hp.Epid.7.97
; of joints, ἐξίσταται ἀνωδύνως καὶ κ. goes out of joint and in again, Id.Art.8; κ. ἐς Ῥήγιον to make R. a base of operations, Th.3.86; simply, to be come to a place,ὅποι καθέσταμεν S.OC23
.b come before another, stand in his presence, Pi.P.4.135;λέξον καταστάς A.Pers. 295
(unless it be taken in signf. 4), cf. Hdt.1.152;κ. ἐς ὄψιν τινός Id.7.29
; , cf. 156;καταστὰς ἐπὶ τὸ πλῆθος ἔλεγε Th.4.84
.2 to be set as guard,ὑπό τινος Hdt.7.59
, cf. S.OC 356, X.An.4.5.19, etc.; to be appointed,δεσπότης.. καθέστηκα E.HF 142
;στρατηλάτης νέος καταστάς Id.Supp. 1216
; κ. Χορηγὸς εἰς Θαργήλια, στρατηγός, etc., Antipho 6.11, Isoc.4.35, etc.;οἱ πρόβουλοι καθεστᾶσιν ἐπὶ τοῖς βουλευταῖς Arist.Pol. 1299b37
; δικτάτωρ.. καθε[ στάμενος τὸ τέταρτον], = Lat. dictator designatus quartum, of Caesar, IG12(2).35b7 (Mytil.).4 also, stand or become quiet or calm, of water,ὅταν ἡ λίμνη καταστῇ Ar.Eq. 865
, cf. PHolm.16.3; θάλασσα γαληνὴ καὶ κ. Plb.21.31.10; πνεῦμα λεῖον καὶ καθεστηκός calm and settled, Ar.Ra. 1003; ὁ θόρυβος κατέστη subsided, Hdt.3.80; of laughter, Philostr. VA3.4; of a swelling, Hp.Prog.7;ἕως τὰ πράγματα κατασταίη Lys. 13.25
; also of persons, καταστάς composedly, A.Pers. 295 (but v. supr. 1b); [ ἡ ψυχὴ]καθίσταται καὶ ἠρεμίζεται Arist.Ph. 248a2
; ὁρῶμεν [ τοὺς ἐνθουσιαστικοὺς]..καθισταμένους Id.Pol. 1342a10
;καθεστηκυίας τῆς διανοίας Ocell.4.13
; καθεστῶτι προσώπῳ with composed, calm countenance, Plu.Fab.17;μαίνεσθαι καὶ ἔξω τοῦ καθεστηκότος εἶναι Luc.Philops.5
; τίς ἂν καθεστηκὼς φήσαιε; what person of mature judgement would say.. ? Phld.Po.5.15; ἡ καθεστηκυῖα ἡλικία middle age, Th.2.36; ἡλικία μέση καὶ κ. Pl.Ep. 316c; οἱ καθεστηκότες those of middle age, Hp.Aph.1.13: also, with metaphor from wine, mellow, of persons, Alex.45.8.5 come into a certain state, become, and in [tense] pf. and [tense] plpf., to have become, be,ἀντὶ φίλου πολέμιόν τινι κ. Hdt. 1.87
;οἱ μὲν ὀφθαλμῶν ἰητροὶ κατεστέασι, οἱ δὲ κεφαλῆς Id.2.84
;ἔμφρων καθίσταται S.Aj. 306
;τῶν ἄνωθεν ὑπόπτων καθεστώτων Epicur. Sent.13
;ἐς μάχην Hdt.3.45
;ἐς πόλεμον ὑμῖν καὶ μάχην κ. E.HF 1168
;ἐς πάλην καθίσταται δορὸς τὸ πρᾶγμα Id.Heracl. 159
;ἐς τὴν ἴησιν Hp.Prorrh.2.12
; ἐς τὸ αὐτό they recover, Id.Coac. 160 (later abs.,καταστῆναι καὶ μηδενὸς ἔτι φαρμάκου δεηθῆναι Gal.Vict.Att.1
);ἐς τοὺς κινδύνους Antipho 2.3.1
;ἐς φόβον Hdt.8.12
, Th.2.81; ἐς δέος, λύπην, Id.4.108,7.75;ἐς φυγήν Id.2.81
;ἐς ἔχθραν τινί Isoc.9.67
; εἰς ὁμόνοιαν, εἰς πολλὴν ἀθυμίαν, Lys.18.18, 12.3; καταστῆναι ἐς συνήθειάν τινος τὴν πόλιν ποιεῖν make the city become accustomed to it, Aeschin.1.165; had been,Hdt.
1.92, cf. 9.37;ἐν δείματι μεγάλῳ κατέστασαν Id.7.138
; καταστάντων σφι εὖ τῶν πρηγμάτων ib. 132; τίνι τρόπῳ καθέστατε; in what case are ye? S.OT10; φονέα με φησὶ.. καθεστάναι ib. 703;ἄπαρνος δ' οὐδενὸς καθίστατο Id.Ant. 435
;κρυπτὸς καταστάς E.Andr. 1064
;οἱ ἐν τούτῳ τῆς ἡλικίας καθεστῶτες ἐν ᾧ.. Antipho 2.1.1
; ἐν οἵῳ τρόπῳ [ἡ τῶν Ἀθηναίων ἀρχὴ] κατέστη how it came into being, Th.1.97, cf. 96; ἀρξάμενος εὐθὺς καθισταμένου (sc. τοῦ πολέμου ) from its first commencement, Id.1.1.6 to be established or instituted, prevail,καί σφι μαντήϊον Διὸς κατέστηκε Hdt.2.29
; ἄγραι.. πολλαὶ κατεστᾶσι ib.70, cf. 1.200; ὅδε σφι νόμος κατεστήκεε ib. 197;βροτοῖσιν ὃς καθέστηκεν νόμος E. Hipp.91
: c. inf.,θεὸν Ἀμφιάραον πρώτοις Ὠρωπίοις κατέστη νομίζειν Paus.1.34.2
: [tense] pf. part., existing, established, prevailing, τὸν νῦν κατεστεῶτα κόσμον Hdt 1.65;ἦν κατεστηκὸς οὐδὲν φόρου πέρι Id.3.89
; τοὺς κατεστεῶτας τριηκοσίους the regular 300, Id.7.205;οἱ καθεστῶτες νόμοι S.Ant. 1113
, Ar.Nu. 1400; τὰ καθεστῶτα the present state of life, S.Ant. 1160; also, existing laws, usages, τὰ τότε κ., τά ποτε κ., Pl.Lg. 798b, Isoc.7.56;ἐπὶ τοῖσι κατεστεῶσι ἔνεμε τὴν πόλιν Hdt.1.59
.7 of purchases, cost, πλέον ἢ ὅσου ἐμοὶ κατέστησαν more than they stood me in, And.2.11, cf. Plu.2.349a.8 stand against, oppose, πρός τινα dub. l. in Plb.23.18.5:—[voice] Pass.,Τιτήνεσσι κατέσταθεν Hes. Th. 674
.C [tense] aor. 1 [voice] Med. and sts. [tense] pres. [voice] Med. are used in trans. sense, v. supr. A. 11.2sq.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > καθίστημι
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set — /set/, v., set, setting, n., adj., interj. v.t. 1. to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table. 2. to place in a particular position or posture: Set the baby on his feet. 3. to place in some relation to something … Universalium
set the world on fire — To create a sensation, have spectacular success • • • Main Entry: ↑world * * * set the world on fire informal phrase to do something that creates a lot of interest or excitement She’s good, but she’s not going to set the world on fire. Thesaurus … Useful english dictionary
set against — 1. To assail 2. To compare or balance • • • Main Entry: ↑set * * * set against [phrasal verb] 1 set (something) against (something) 1 a : to compare ( … Useful english dictionary
set piece — set pieces also set piece 1) N COUNT: oft N n A set piece is an occasion such as a battle or a move in a game of soccer that is planned and carried out in an ordered way. Guerrillas avoid fighting set piece battles... The first three Oldham goals … English dictionary
set-up — also set|up [ˈsetʌp] n 1.) [C usually singular] the way that something is organized or arranged ▪ the traditional classroom set up 2.) [C usually singular] informal a dishonest plan that is intended to trick someone ▪ How do I know this isn t a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
set the world alight — set the world/place/etc alight phrase to cause great excitement, interest, or admiration His first film didn’t exactly set the world alight. Thesaurus: to make someone feel excited, enthusiastic or impressedsynonym Main entry: alight … Useful english dictionary
set on — also[set upon] {v.} 1. To begin suddenly to fight against; attack fiercely. * /Tom was walking through the park when a gang of boys set on him./ 2. To cause to attack. * /Some boys went to steal melons but the farmer set his dog on them./ … Dictionary of American idioms
set on — also[set upon] {v.} 1. To begin suddenly to fight against; attack fiercely. * /Tom was walking through the park when a gang of boys set on him./ 2. To cause to attack. * /Some boys went to steal melons but the farmer set his dog on them./ … Dictionary of American idioms
set book — ˌset ˈbook [set book] (also ˌset ˈtext) noun (both BrE) a book that students must study for a particular exam … Useful english dictionary
set text — ˌset ˈbook [set book] (also ˌset ˈtext) noun (both BrE) a book that students must study for a particular exam … Useful english dictionary
set-point — (setґpoint) the target value of a controlled variable that is maintained physiologically by bodily control mechanisms for homeostasis, e.g., the point at which body temperature is controlled by the hypothalamic thermostat. Written also set point … Medical dictionary