set

verb
sĕt

To put (something) down, to rest.

Example

“Set the tray there.”

Other meanings

To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
“I have set my heart on running the marathon.”
To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.

Synonyms

put
place
pose
position
lay

Example sentences

“Wherever he set foot, he was at home.”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0
“I'll go ahead and set it down.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“How did live ammunition get on set, anyway?”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Old English "settan".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “set” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.