SET

SET 1 syllable

A1 · Beginner 📏 3 letters 🎲 Scrabble 3 ✅ valid word

Everyday English. Most learners know this.

noun
  1. a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
  2. (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
  3. several exercises intended to be done in series
  4. representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production

💬 Examples

  • "a set of books"
  • "a set of golf clubs"
  • "the set of prime numbers is infinite"
  • "he did four sets of the incline bench press"

🔗 Similar words

exercise_setstage_setcirclebandlotbent
verb
  1. put into a certain place or abstract location
  2. fix conclusively or authoritatively
  3. decide upon or fix definitely
  4. establish as the highest level or best performance

💬 Examples

  • "Put your things here"
  • "Set the tray down"
  • "set the rules"
  • "fix the variables"

🔗 Similar words

putplaceposepositionlaydetermine
adjective
  1. (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed
  2. fixed and unmoving
  3. situated in a particular spot or position
  4. set down according to a plan

💬 Examples

  • "in no fit state to continue"
  • "fit to drop"
  • "with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare"
  • "his bearded face already has a set hollow look- Connor Cruise O'Brien"

🔗 Similar words

fit(p)primed(p)set(p)fixedrigidlocated
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