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set
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- pronunciation:
- set
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
sets, setting, set |
| definition 1: |
When you set a plate on the table, you put the plate on the table in a place that you choose. When you set a thing somewhere, you choose that place for a particular reason. If you set a plant by a window, for example, it is probably because you want the plant to get sunlight.
Erica set her backpack on the chair while she put on her coat.Luke took a sip of water from his water bottle and set it on his desk.- synonyms:
- lay, place, put
- similar words:
- deposit, locate, pitch, position, rest, station, stick
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| definition 2: |
When you set a bird free, you let it go free.
Marcy caught a butterfly in her net, but she set it free right after.- synonyms:
- make, put
- similar words:
- drive, fix, lay, place, throw
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| definition 3: |
When you set the table, you put things on it and get it ready to be used.
Lee's mother asked him to set the table for dinner.- synonyms:
- arrange, prepare
- antonyms:
- clear
- similar words:
- adapt, assemble, equip, fix, furnish, order, organize, pitch, prime
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| definition 4: |
When you set something, you decide what it's going to be. For example, when a store sets a price on something, it decides what the price will be.
Adam and Dustin set a day to see a movie together, but they forgot to set a time to meet.- synonyms:
- determine
- similar words:
- decide, define, establish
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| definition 5: |
When you set a goal, you create a goal. You say to yourself, "This is my goal now. This is what I'm going to do."
Milo set a goal to finish building his model airplane by the end of the week.Jaime has been reading more books since she set a goal to read at least two books every month.- synonyms:
- establish, found
- similar words:
- create, locate, pitch, place, start
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| definition 6: |
When you set a clock, you put the hands of the clock where they should be in order to show the time, or, with a digital clock, you choose the correct numbers to show the time. When you set an alarm, you choose the time when you want the alarm to ring.
Ms. Wells needed to get up early in the morning, so she set her alarm clock for six o'clock.The kitchen clock was running slow, so my dad set it for the correct time.- synonyms:
- adjust
- similar words:
- adapt, arrange, fix
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| definition 7: |
When a doctor sets your leg, it means that he puts your leg back in place after it has broken.
The doctor was able to set Nora's broken arm and put it in a cast.- similar words:
- fix, join, knit, mend
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| definition 8: |
If someone sets your hair, they put things in it to arrange it or cause it to curl. Those things stay in your hair until your hair is dry or until some hours go by. Then the hair is combed out and styled in a certain way.
My grandmother goes to a hairdresser who sets and styles her hair once a week.Jade's sister sets her hair at night and combs it out in the morning.- similar words:
- curl, style
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| definition 9: |
When the sun sets, the sun goes down and you can't see it anymore until the next day.
When we drive to my grandma's house, we try to get there before the sun sets.The sun sets earlier in the day during the winter.- synonyms:
- drop, sink
- antonyms:
- rise
- similar words:
- descend, dip, disappear, lower
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| definition 10: |
When a liquid sets, it changes from a liquid to a soft solid. Some desserts start out as a liquid, and when they cool down, they set.
The lemon cream pie will set after we keep it in the refrigerator for a while.- synonyms:
- harden
- antonyms:
- melt
- similar words:
- thicken
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| related words: |
dictate, install, institute, orient, pose, prepare, ready, space, stand, stick, time |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A set is a group of things that go together or are used together.
My dad got a new set of tools for his birthday.Nadine's family uses a special set of plates and silverware for holiday meals.
- synonyms:
- kit, suite
- similar words:
- collection, group, service
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| definition 2: |
When we talk about a set for a play or movie, we mean all the things that are around the actors and make the audience feel as if they are looking at the particular place where the action takes place.
The set for our play is supposed to look like a forest, so we made and painted many trees for the background.- synonyms:
- scenery
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| definition 3: |
A set is a series of games that is a unit of a match in tennis. The player who wins the most sets wins the match.
Aubrey won the first set and Valerie won the second set. The third set will decide who wins the match. |
| definition 4: |
A set is a device that receives signals such as a television or radio.
My grandmother's old TV set is out in the garage.- synonyms:
- receiver
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| related words: |
arrangement, background, band, batch, bunch, category, chain, class, combination, expression, kind, kit, outfit, pack, pair |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
When you go to baseball practice at a set time, it means that you go at a time that is already decided and probably will not change.
Taylor tries to go to bed at a set time every night.- antonyms:
- changing, fresh, original
- similar words:
- arranged, rigid, settled
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| definition 2: |
When someone is set in their ways or their ideas, it means that they are not willing to change their ways of doing things or their ways of thinking.
It's hard to convince my sister of something when she is set in her ideas.- synonyms:
- rigid
- antonyms:
- varying
- similar words:
- fixed, narrow, stubborn
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| definition 3: |
When you are set to go swimming, you are ready to go swimming.
Jamie was all set to leave for school, but his little brother still needed to put on his shoes.- synonyms:
- prepared, ready
- similar words:
- primed
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| related words: |
due, firm, specific, standard, steady, usual |
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