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set

/sɛt/ symbol

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  1. ISO 639-3 language code for Sentani.

verb

  1. To put (something) down, to rest.
    Set the tray there.
  2. To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
    I have set my heart on running the marathon.
  3. To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.

noun

  1. A punch for setting nails in wood.
    nail set
  2. A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
    television set
  3. Alternative form of sett (“a hole made and lived in by a badger”).

adjective

  1. Fixed in position.
  2. Rigid, solidified.
  3. Ready, prepared.
    on your marks, get set, go!; on your marks, set, go!

Origin

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”). Cognate with Dutch zetten, German setzen, Danish sætte, Norwegian Bokmål sette, Icelandic and Norwegian Nynorsk setja, Swedish sätta, Faroese seta.

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