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Set
English
Pronunciation
- IPA : /'sεt/
- SAMPA : /'sEt/
Transitive verb
to set (set, set)
- to put (something) down, to rest. (Set the tray there.)
- to punch a nail into wood so that its head is below the surface.
- to arrange with dishes and cutlery. (set the table)
- to introduce (set the scene)
- to backdrop (set in France)
- (with out) to recount or display a narrative or argument (she set out her concerns.)
- determined to start ('get set', 'set on getting somewhere')
- to make (in the sense of crossword puzzles)
- to prepare a stage or film set.
- to fit someone up in a situation.
Translations
- Bulgarian: поставям , слагам (1)
- Dutch: zetten, instellen
- Finnish: asettaa (1)
- French: mettre, preparer
- German: setzen (1), decken (3)
- Indonesian: mengatur , memasang , mempaskan, menepatkan
- Interlingua: poner, deponer (1), clavar (2), arrangiar , preparar (3)
- Japanese: セット する (setto-suru)
- Portuguese: pôr , colocar (1); cravar , pregar (2); pôr , arrumar , preparar (3)
- Romanian: seta , instala
- Slovak: položiť (1)
- Swedish: sätta (1), sänka (2), försänka (2), duka (3)
- Vietnamese: để (1), làm (3)
Intransitive verb
to set (set, set)
- to solidify. (The glue sets in 4 minutes.)
- (with out) to start. (He set out to break the world record.)
- (of a heavenly body) to sink below the horizon.
Translations
- Bulgarian: втвърдявам (1), започвам , почвам (2)
- Dutch: harden
- Finnish: kovettua (1), lähteä (2), laskea (3)
- German: härten (1)
- Interlingua: solidificar se (1)
- Portuguese: solidificar -se (1)
- Slovak: usadnúť (1), zapadnúť (3)
- Swedish: stelna (1), gå ned /gå ner (3)
- Vietnamese: đi (2)
Verb
set
- past tense of to set
Translations
- Dutch: zette , zetten, stelde in , stelden in
- Swedish: satte , sänkte , försänkte , dukade
Verb
set
- past participle of to set
Translations
- Dutch: gezet , ingesteld
- Swedish: satt , sänkt , försänkt , dukat
Noun
set
- A matching collection of something, usually all of the collection.
- (Mathematics) A collection of mathematical objects (elements) often having a common property.
- A group of people, usually meeting together socially (the country set).
- A punch for setting nails in wood (nail set).
- The scenery for a film or play.
- (In dancing) The initial or basic formation of dancers.
- A number of games in tennis.
- A broadcast recieving device, like a tv or radio.
- (in plural) the mathematics of putting things into collections.
- (also sett) a hole for a badger or similar animal.
- denoting a object in several parts (similar to pair) a set of steps.
Translations
- Bulgarian: комплект m (1), множество n (2)
- Chinese: 集, 集合
- Dutch: verzameling (1,2), set (5)
- Esperanto: aro (1)
- Finnish: joukko (1-3)
- French: ensemble m (2)
- German: Menge f (2)
- Interlingua: collection (1), insimul (2), scena (5)
- Italian: insieme m (2)
- Portuguese: conjunto m (1,2); cenário (5)
- Romanian: mulţime f (1)
- Slovak: sada f (1), množina f (2), skupina f (3), scéna f (5)
- Swedish: mängd (2), set n (1,7), apparat (8), gryt (10), steg (11)
- Vietnamese: bộ (1)
Adjective
set
- Ready, prepared.
- Normal (a set menu)
Translations
Proper noun
Set (also Seth)
- An ancient Egyptian god, variously described as the god of chaos, the god of thunder and storms , or the god of destruction.
Translations
German
Noun
Set n
- Place mat.
Swedish
Noun
set n (pl set, def sing setet , def pl seten )
- Matching collection of items
- A number of games in tennis
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