Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

set

/ˈsɛt/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.59 in modern English

Syllables
set
IPA
/ˈsɛt/
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To put (something) down, to rest.

Transitive verb

verb

To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.

Transitive verb

verb

To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.

Transitive verb

verb

To start (a fire).

Transitive verb

verb

To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot.

Dated; Transitive verb

verb

To determine or settle.

Transitive verb

verb

To adjust.

Transitive verb

verb

To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sed- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *sodéyeti Proto-Germanic *satjaną Proto-West Germanic *sattjan Old English settan Middle English setten English set 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”). Cognate with Dutch zetten, German setzen, Danish sætte, Norwegian Bokmål sette, Icelandic and Norwegian Nynorsk setja, Swedish sätta, Faroese seta.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: setten, settan, *sattjan, *satjaną, *sodéyeti, set

Usage

Inflected Forms

sets (present, singular) setting (participle, present) setten (dialectal, participle) no-table-tags (table tags) glossary (inflection template) settest (archaic, present) settest (archaic, past) setteth (archaic, present) - (imperative, past) sets (plural) more set (comparative) most set (superlative)

Derived Forms

backset beset coldset foreset forset forthset gainset heatset inset misset nailset newset

Phrases

have one's heart set upon level set set aback set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the Devil set about set adrift set afire set after

Frequently Paired Words

bag closed set empty set Mandelbrot set multiset open set subset superset

Synonyms

put lay set down light typeset set up cure jell jell out Bab Baba go down

Homonyms

sett set

Antonyms

pick up extinguish put out quench

Rhymes With

get let yet met forget bet net debt et upset threat wet

Questions

How do you pronounce set?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛt/.
What does set mean?
To put (something) down, to rest.
Where does set come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce set

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