SET


Meaning of SET in English

I

adj.

opposed

1) (cannot stand alone) ~ against (her parents were dead ~ against the marriage)

ready

2) ~ for (we are ~ for the big celebration)

3) ~ to + inf. (we are ~ to begin)

4) ( misc. ) to get ~ for; (before a race) get ready, get ~, go! ( AE ; BE has ready , steady , go !)

II

n.

collection of things used together

1) to make up a ~

2) to break, break up a ~

3) a carving; chemistry; chess; tea ~

group of six or more games

(tennis)

4) to play a ~

5) to lose; win a ~

apparatus

6) a radio; television, TV ~

clique

7) the fast (old-fashioned); international; jet; smart (old-fashioned) ~ (to belong to the jet ~)

stage, film scenery

8) to dismantle, strike a ~

misc.

9) to make a dead ~ at smb. ('to attack smb.'); ('to attempt to win smb.'s favor')

III

v.

1) ( BE ) ( C ) ('to assign') the teacher ~ several problems for the pupils; or: the teacher ~ the pupils several problems

2) ( d ; tr. ) ('to place') to ~ against (to ~ a ladder against a wall)

3) ( d ; tr. ) ('to pit') to ~ against (to ~ brother against brother)

4) ( D ; tr. ) ('to arrange') to ~ for (to ~ the stage for smt.; to ~ a trap for smb.; to ~ a date for a wedding)

5) ( d ; tr. ) ('to incite') to ~ on (to ~ dogs on a trespasser)

6) ( D ; tr. ) ('to put') to ~ on (to ~ a price on an article)

7) ( d ; tr. ) ('to attach') to ~ on (to ~ one's eyes on smt.)

8) ( d ; tr. ) ('to adapt') to ~ to (to ~ a poem to music)

9) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ upon ('to attack') (the wolves ~ upon the sheep)

10) ( BE ) ( H ) ('to assign as a task') she ~ them to write reports; I ~ myself to study these problems

11) ( J ) ('to compel') that ~ me thinking

12) ( N ; used with an adjective) to ~ smb. free

13) ( P ; tr. ) ('to place') she ~ the lamp on the table

14) ( misc. ) to ~ an example for smb.; to ~ smt. apart; to ~ store by smb. ('to rely on smb.'); to ~ fire to ('to ignite'); to ~ a match to ('to ignite'); to ~ one's mind to do smt. ('to resolve to do smt.'); to ~ smt. in motion; to ~ one's sights on ('to aspire to') to ~ sail for ('to leave by ship for')

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.