SETTING

SET ·TING 2 syllables

A2 · Elementary 📏 7 letters 🎲 Scrabble 8 ✅ valid word

Common in conversation and basic reading.

noun
  1. the context and environment in which something is set
  2. the state of the environment in which a situation exists
  3. arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
  4. the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event

💬 Examples

  • "the perfect setting for a ghost story"
  • "you can't do that in a university setting"
  • "the historical context"
  • "he changed the setting on the thermostat"

🔗 Similar words

scenebackgroundscopemise_en_scenestage_settingcontext
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