Word a Day
set
What does set mean?
set (verb): to put (something) down, to rest.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce set?
/sɛt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does set come from?
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”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Test yourself: do you know “set”?
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What does “set” mean?
to permit, to give permission to
Not quite: that's what allow means.
to put (something) down, to rest
Right! That's what “set” means.
to overcome in battle or contest
Not quite: that's what defeat means.
cause to come to know personally
Not quite: that's what introduce means.
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