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How to pronounce set
Say it like this: /ˈsɛt/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does set mean?
verbTo put (something) down, to rest.
“Set the tray there.”
To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
“I have set my heart on running the marathon.”
To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
“Every incident sets him thinking.”
nounA punch for setting nails in wood.
A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
adjFixed in position.
Rigid, solidified.
Ready, prepared.
“on your marks, get set, go!; on your marks, set, go!”
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