set

verb / noun/set/ 🔊 listen

set is a multi-meaning English word — verb and noun. Interestingly all three forms are the same: set → set → set. Here are the 5 most common.

📖 Meanings

1to put, place
"She set the cup on the table." — (place)
2to set, adjust (alarm, clock)
"I set the alarm for 7." — (adjust)
3to establish (goal, rule)
"They set a new goal." — (establish)
4a set, group (noun)
"a set of tools" — (group)
5(sun) to set, go down
"The sun sets in the west." — (go down)

⚠️ Forms

PresentPastPast Participle
setsetset

🔄 Often confused

set vs put →set up vs setup →set vs sit →

💬 Phrasal verbs

set upset offall set
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