set in
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.58 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To take root, become established.
Example Sentences
- "That was the point at which the rot set in."
- "[...] but rain set in, driven by a furious westerly gale, [...]."
- "By the afternoon it seemed as if the storm had passed and that frost was setting in; but in the evening the wind rose to gale force, bringing telegraph poles down like skittles and tangling power and telephone lines."
- "Work on anti-frost precautions on diesel locomotives is to be speeded up to ensure that most if not all locomotives have been dealt with before the winter sets in."