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The correct spelling is set.
How to pronounce set
/sɛt/
verbIPA: /sɛt/
Say it like: Set
The correct spelling is set. To put (something) down, to rest. For example: "Set the tray there."
Usage Examples
“Set the tray there.”
“I have set my heart on running the marathon.”
“to set a coach in the mud”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To put (something) down, to rest.
- 2.To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
- 3.To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
- 4.To start (a fire).
- 5.To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot.
noun
- 1.A punch for setting nails in wood.
- 2.A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
- 3.A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
- 4.The amount the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.
- 5.That which is staked; a wager; hence, a gambling game.
adjective
- 1.Fixed in position.
- 2.Rigid, solidified.
- 3.Ready, prepared.
- 4.Intent, determined (to do something).
- 5.Prearranged.
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