set out
/ˈsɛt‿aʊt/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.53 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To arrange the necessary type into a printing press in preparation to run it.
Obsolete; Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "This contract sets out all the terms of the agreement as we discussed."
- "Tomorrow we set out for America."
- "I had been calling Nobs in the meantime and was about to set out in search of him, fearing, to tell the truth, to do so lest I find him mangled and dead among the trees of the acacia grove, when he suddenly emerged from among the boles, his ears flattened, his tail between his legs and his body screwed into a suppliant S. He was unharmed except for minor bruises; but he was the most chastened dog I have ever seen."
- "He set out with the aim of writing the book in less than 3 months."
- "Many young people set out to change the world."
- "Following the acquisition of Di María, a winger, there was almost as much interest in the manner in which Van Gaal would set out his team as there was in the personnel. It was probably as well, considering only the goalkeeper David De Gea was retained from the XI who started Sunday’s draw at Sunderland."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsɛt‿aʊt/
- British English: /ˈsɛt‿aʊt/