SET ONE'S CAP AT (OR US FOR)

Meaning of SET ONE'S CAP AT (OR US FOR) in English

set one's cap at ( or US for)

dated

(of a woman) try to attract (a particular man) as a suitor.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOR
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SET
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
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AT
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US — us- see ut-
Interlingua English vocab
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAP
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AT — I. ət, (ˈ)at, usu -d.+V preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English æt; akin to Old High German az at, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
US — (|)əs pronoun, objective case of we Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūs; akin to Old High German & Gothic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
US — 1. See United States . 2. United States highway (used with a number): US 66.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
US — /us/ , pron. 1. the objective case of we , used as a direct or indirect object: They took us …
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SET — /set/ , v. , set, setting , n., adj., interj. v.t. 1. to put (something or someone) in a particular …
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ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
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CAP — cap 1 — capless , adj. /kap/ , n. , v. , capped, capping . n. 1. a close-fitting covering …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SET — I. ˈset verb ( set ; set·ting ) Etymology: Middle English setten, from Old English settan; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
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US — pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūs; akin to Old High German uns us, Latin nos objective case of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SET
Webster English vocab
CAP — vt to deprive of cap. 2. cap ·noun a covering for the head. 3. cap ·vt to salute by removing …
Webster English vocab
AT — prep the relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock; at twenty-one; at once; at first. 2. at …
Webster English vocab
US — [us] pron [ME, fr. OE us; akin to OHG uns us, L nos] objective case of we
Merriam-Webster English vocab
US — [US] [L ubi supra] abbreviation where above mentioned; United States, [L ut supra] as above
Merriam-Webster English vocab
US — US BrE AmE ˌjuː ˈes ◂ ▶ ˌ US ˈ Navy BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
US — us strong form BrE AmE ʌs § ʌz , weak form əs § əz —see also ▷ 's
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
US — / əs; NAmE ; strong form ʌs/ pronoun (the object form of we ) 1. used when the speaker or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
US — (also U.S. especially in US ) / ˌjuː ˈes; NAmE / abbreviation United States (of America) : She became a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SET — / set; NAmE / verb , noun , adjective ■ verb ( set·ting , set , set ) PUT / …
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ONE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAP — / kæp; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun HAT 1. a type of soft flat hat with a peak …
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US — US, the BrE AmE ( also the U.S. ) /ˌjuː ˈes◂/ the United States —US adjective : the US Navy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
US — us S1 W1 /əs, s; strong ʌs/ BrE AmE pronoun [ Language: Old English ] 1 . [the object form …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SET — I. set 1 S1 W1 /set/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle set , present participle setting …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAP
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AT — at S1 W1 /ət; strong æt/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: æt ] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
US — pron. 1 objective case of WE (they saw us). 2 colloq. = WE (it's us again). 3 colloq. = ME(1) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SET — v. (setting; past and past part. set) 1 tr. put, lay, or stand (a thing) in a certain position or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CAP — n. & v. --n. 1 a a soft brimless head-covering, usu. with a peak. b a head-covering worn in a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
US — pron. 1 objective case of WE (they saw us). 2 colloq. = WE (it's us again). 3 colloq. = ME(1) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SET — v. (setting; past and past part. set) 1 tr. put, lay, or stand (a thing) in a certain position or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CAP — n. & v. n. 1 a a soft brimless head-covering, usu. with a peak. b a head-covering worn in a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
US — pron. 1. objective case of WE (they saw us). 2 colloq. WE (it's us again). 3 colloq. ME(1) (give us …
Oxford English vocab
SET
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
CAP — n. & v. --n. 1. a a soft brimless head-covering, usu. with a peak. b a head-covering worn in a …
Oxford English vocab
SET — I. NOUN USES /set/ ( sets) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
US — also U.S. The US is an abbreviation for the United States . The first time I saw TV was when …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
US — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Us' is the first person plural …
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OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAP
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
US — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES gave us...a shock ▪ He gave us quite a shock . let us imagine … …
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