SET / PUT STH IN MOTION

Meaning of SET / PUT STH IN MOTION in English

to start sth moving :

They set the machinery in motion.

( figurative )

The wheels of change have been set in motion.

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SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
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MOTION — I Change in position of a body relative to another body or with respect to a frame of reference or …
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MOTION — I. ˈmōshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English mocioun, from Middle French motion, from Latin motion-, motio movement, from …
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IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
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STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
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STH — abbreviation south
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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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PUT — /poot/ , v. , put, putting , adj. , n. v.t. 1. to move or place (anything) so as to …
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MOTION — — motional , adj. — motioner , n. /moh"sheuhn/ , n. 1. the action or process of moving or of …
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SET — I. ˈset verb ( set ; set·ting ) Etymology: Middle English setten, from Old English settan; akin to Old High …
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PUT — I. ˈpu̇t verb ( put ; put·ting ) Etymology: Middle English putten; akin to Old English putung instigation, Middle Dutch …
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MOTION — I. ˈmō-shən noun Etymology: Middle English mocioun, from Anglo-French motion, from Latin motion-, motio movement, from movēre to move Date: …
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PUT — noun a certain game at cards. 2. put ·noun a pit. 3. put ·impf & ·p.p. of put. 4. put …
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MOTION — noun a puppet show or puppet. 2. motion ·noun power of, or capacity for, motion. 3. motion ·vi to make …
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STH — ■ abbreviation south.
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PUT — [put] vb put ; put.ting [ME putten; akin to OE putung instigation, MD poten to plant] vt (12c) 1 a: …
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MOTION — in parliamentary rules of order, a procedure by which proposals are submitted for the consideration of deliberative assemblies. If a …
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SET — / set; NAmE / verb , noun , adjective ■ verb ( set·ting , set , set ) PUT / …
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PUT — / pʊt; NAmE / verb ( put·ting , put , put ) [ vn ] IN PLACE / POSITION 1. …
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MOTION — / ˈməʊʃn; NAmE ˈmoʊʃn/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U , sing. ] the act or process of …
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SET — I. set 1 S1 W1 /set/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle set , present participle setting …
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MOTION — I. mo ‧ tion 1 W3 /ˈməʊʃ ə n $ ˈmoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old …
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SET — v. (setting; past and past part. set) 1 tr. put, lay, or stand (a thing) in a certain position or …
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SET — v. (setting; past and past part. set) 1 tr. put, lay, or stand (a thing) in a certain position or …
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SET — I. NOUN USES /set/ ( sets) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
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PUT — ( puts, putting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'put' …
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MOTION — ( motions, motioning, motioned) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Motion is …
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MOTION — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES motion picture ▪ the motion picture industry motion sickness perpetual motion propose a motion/amendment/resolution …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SET — (POSITION) [verb] [T usually + adverb or preposition] setting, past set - to put (something) in the stated place or …
Cambridge English vocab
MOTION — n. Brownian motion motion picture motion sickness motion equation of Newton's laws of motion periodic motion proper motion retrograde motion …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MOTION — n. Change in position of a body relative to another body or with respect to a frame of reference or …
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PUT — n. 25B6; verb she put the parcel on a chair : PLACE, set (down), lay (down), deposit, position, settle; leave, …
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STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
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STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
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IN — in.ogg 1. ın n 1. 1> (the ins) pl парл. разг. политическая партия, находящаяся у власти см. тж. 2> обыкн. …
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SET — 1) набор; комплект; группа; ряд; семейство; партия 2) совокупность; множество 3) установка; агрегат; аппарат 4) горн. оклад ( крепи ) …
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SET — 1) набор; комплект; группа; ряд; семейство; партия 2) совокупность; множество 3) установка; агрегат; аппарат 4) горн. оклад (крепи) 5) батарея коксовых печей 6) установка; регулирование; …
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PUT — I put гл.; прош. вр. - put, прич. прош. вр. - put1) а) класть, положить Put the book on the …
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IN — 1. ın n 1. 1> (the ins) pl парл. разг. политическая партия, находящаяся у власти см. тж. 2> обыкн. pl …
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