set

/sɛt/

set

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Definition

To put (something) down, to rest.

Etymology

From Middle English setten, from Old English settan, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan, from Proto-Germanic *satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sodéyeti, causative of *sed- (“to sit”).

Example Sentences

"Set the tray there."
"He helped his mother set the table for lunch."
"I have set my heart on running the marathon."