SET OFF


Meaning of SET OFF in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ verb ]

Date: circa 1598

transitive verb

1.

a. : to put in relief : show up by contrast

b. : adorn , embellish

c. : to set apart : make distinct or outstanding

2.

a. : offset , compensate

more variety in the Lancashire weather to set off its most disagreeable phases — Geographical Journal

b. : to make a setoff of

the respective totals shall be set off against one another — O. R. Hobson

3.

a. : to set in motion : cause to begin

b. : to cause to explode

4. : to measure off on a surface

intransitive verb

: to start out on a course or a journey

set off for home

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.