Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

set aside

/sɛt.əˈsaɪd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.55 in modern English

Syllables: set a-side
IPA: /sɛt.əˈsaɪd/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To separate and reserve something for a specific purpose.

Transitive verb

verb

To leave out of account; to omit or neglect.

Transitive verb

verb

To disagree with something and reject or overturn it.

Transitive verb

verb

To declare something invalid or null and void.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Plan to set aside three or four hours to see the museum."
"[…] therefore setting aside all other considerations, I will endeavour to know the truth, and yield to that."
"In 1883, the contract came up for renewal, the L.N.W.R. received it, and the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company was set aside. But there was a certain miasma of secrecy about the affair, so that many, especially in Ireland, looked for information and insisted on getting it."
"As is well-known, pikuaḥ nefesh [saving a life], sets aside all the commandments in the Torah except for idol worship, forbidden sexual relationships and murder."

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /sɛt.əˈsaɪd/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

sets aside (present, singular) setting aside (participle, present)

Derived Forms

setaside

Phrases

set-aside

Synonyms

allocate earmark shelve put aside decline refuse turn down annul invalidate rescind

Antonyms

raise beg

Rhymes With

said side right side outside died inside tried provide north side east side wide ride

Questions

How do you pronounce set aside?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɛt.əˈsaɪd/.
What does set aside mean?: To separate and reserve something for a specific purpose.

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