set

put into a certain place or abstract location

• “Put your things here”
• “Set the tray down”
• “Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children”
• “Place emphasis on a certain point”

fix conclusively or authoritatively

• “set the rules”

decide upon or fix definitely

• “fix the variables”
• “specify the parameters”

establish as the highest level or best performance

• “set a record”

put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state

• “set the house afire”

fix in a border

• “The goldsmith set the diamond”

make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

• “Get the children ready for school!”
• “prepare for war”
• “I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill”

terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent

• “My speech was cut short”
• “Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries”

locate

• “The film is set in Africa”

disappear beyond the horizon

• “the sun sets early these days”

adapt for performance in a different way

• “set this poem to music”

put or set (seeds or seedlings) into the ground

• “Let”

apply or start

• “set fire to a building”

become gelatinous

• “the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme”

put into a position that will restore a normal state

• “set a broken bone”

insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)

give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor

urge a dog to attack someone

estimate

• “We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.”

equip with sails, masts, etc.

• “rig a ship”

get ready for a particular purpose or event

• “set up an experiment”
• “set the table”
• “lay out the tools for the surgery”

alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard

• “Adjust the clock, please”
• “correct the alignment of the front wheels”

bear fruit

• “the apple trees fructify”

arrange attractively

• “dress my hair for the wedding”

a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used

• “a set of books”
• “a set of golf clubs”
• “a set of teeth”

(mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols

• “the set of prime numbers is infinite”

several exercises intended to be done in series

• “he did four sets of the incline bench press”

representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production

• “the sets were meticulously authentic”

an unofficial association of people or groups

• “the smart set goes there”
• “they were an angry lot”

a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

• “the set of his mind was obvious”

the act of putting something in position

• “he gave a final set to his hat”

a unit of play in tennis or squash

• “they played two sets of tennis after dinner”

the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization

• “the hardening of concrete”
• “he tested the set of the glue”

evil beast-headed Egyptian god with high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris

the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon

• “before the set of sun”

(psychology) a temporary readiness to respond in a particular way

• “the subjects”
• “;”

any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals

• “the early sets ran on storage batteries”

(usually followed by `to'' or `for'') on the point of or strongly disposed

• “in no fit state to continue”
• “fit to drop”
• “laughing fit to burst”
• “she was fit to scream”
• “primed for a fight”
• “we are set to go at any time”

fixed and unmoving

• “with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare”
• “his bearded face already has a set hollow look” Connor Cruise O''Brien
• “a face rigid with pain”

situated in a particular spot or position

• “valuable centrally located urban land”
• “strategically placed artillery”
• “a house set on a hilltop”
• “nicely situated on a quiet riverbank”

set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people"

• “stones laid in a pattern”

being below the horizon

• “the moon is set”

determined or decided upon as by an authority

• “date and place are already determined”
• “the dictated terms of surrender”
• “the time set for the launching”

converted to solid form (as concrete)