Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word set. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in set.
Definitions and meaning of set
set
Pronunciation
enPR: sĕt, IPA(key): /sɛt/
Rhymes: -ɛt
Homophone: sett
Etymology 1
From Middle Englishsetten, from Old Englishsettan, from Proto-Germanic*satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European*sodéyeti, causative of *sed-(“to sit”).
Verb
set (third-person singular simple presentsets, present participlesetting, simple pastset, past participlesetor(dialectal)setten)
(transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.
Synonyms:put, lay, set down
Antonym:pick up
(transitive) To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
I have set my heart on running the marathon.
The Lord set a mark upon Cain.
(transitive) To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
The Lord thy God will set thee on high.
I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother.
1827, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Hamlet
Every incident sets him thinking.
(transitive) To start (a fire).
Synonym:light
Antonyms:extinguish, put out, quench
(transitive, dated) To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot.
to set a coach in the mud
(transitive) To determine or settle.
(transitive) To adjust.
(i.e. I programmed it at that hour to go off at a later time)
(i.e. I programmed it earlier to go off at that hour.)
(transitive) To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.
(transitive) To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.
(transitive) To introduce or describe.
(transitive) To locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to, geographically or temporally.
(transitive) To compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge).
This crossword was set by Araucaria.
(transitive) To prepare (a stage or film set).
(transitive) To fit (someone) up in a situation.
(transitive) To arrange (type).
(transitive) To devise and assign (work) to.
(transitive, volleyball) To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.
(intransitive) To solidify.
(transitive) To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle.
to set milk for cheese
(intransitive) Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.
(transitive, bridge) To defeat a contract.
(obsolete, now followed by "out", as in set out) To begin to move; to go forth.
c. 1599, William Shakespeare, Henry V
The king is set from London, and the scene is now transported, gentles, to Southampton
(transitive, botany) To produce after pollination.
2012, Daniel Chamovitz, What a Plant Knows, p. 155
Many fruit trees will only flower and set fruit following a cold winter.
(intransitive, of fruit) To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.
1906, Canada. Dept. of Agriculture. Fruit Branch, Fruit crop report
In the Annapolis Valley, in spite of an irregular bloom, the fruit has set well and has, as yet, been little affected by scab.
(intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To sit (be in a seated position).
1987, Toni Morrison, Beloved, page 227:
And if Mrs. Garner didn't need me right there in the kitchen, I could get a chair and you and me could set out there while I did the vegetables.
To hunt game with the aid of a setter.
(hunting, transitive, intransitive) Of a dog, to indicate the position of game.
The dog sets the bird.
Your dog sets well.
To apply oneself; to undertake earnestly.
1654, Henry Hammond, Of Fundamentals...
If he set industriously and sincerely to perform the commands of Christ, he can have no ground of doubting but it shall prove successful to him.
(transitive, intransitive) To fit music to words.
1682, John Dryden, Mac Flecknoe
Set thy own songs, and sing them to thy lute.
(Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)
(transitive, intransitive) To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.
to set pear trees in an orchard
To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.
(Can we find and add a quotation of Francis Bacon to this entry?)
To have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend.
The current sets to the north; the tide sets to the windward.
(intransitive, country dancing) To acknowledge a dancing partner by facing him or her and moving first to one side and then to the other, while she or he does the opposite.
Set to partners! was the next instruction from the caller.
To place or fix in a setting.
to set a precious stone in a border of metal
to set glass in a sash
To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare.
to set (that is, to hone) a razor
to set a saw
To extend and bring into position; to spread.
to set the sails of a ship
To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.
to set a psalm
(Can we find and add a quotation of Fielding to this entry?)
To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state.
to set a broken bone
(masonry) To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.
(obsolete) To wager in gambling; to risk.
To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
High on their heads, with jewels richly set, / Each lady wore a radiant coronet.
1815. William Wordsworth, Poems of the Imagination
pastoral dales thin set with modern farms
(obsolete) To value; to rate; used with at.
To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign.
to set a good example
(Scotland) To suit; to become.
It sets him ill.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle Englishset, sette, from Old Englishset(“seat, place of residence, camp, settlement, entrenchment, stable, pen”), from Proto-West Germanic*set(“seat”), from Proto-Germanic*setą(“seat”).
Noun
set (pluralsets)
A punch for setting nails in wood.
nail set
A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
television set
Alternative form of sett: a hole made and lived in by a badger.
Alternative form of sett: pattern of threads and yarns.
Alternative form of sett: piece of quarried stone.
(horticulture) A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
The amount the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.
(obsolete, rare) That which is staked; a wager; hence, a gambling game.
That was but civil war, an equal set.
(engineering) Permanent change of shape caused by excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.
the set of a spring
A bias of mind; an attitude or pattern of behaviour.
(piledriving) A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot otherwise be reached by the weight, or hammer.
(printing, dated) The width of the body of a type.
A young oyster when first attached.
Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.
A series or group of something. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 4, Noun)
(colloquial) The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit.
the set of a coat
The pattern of a tartan, etc.
The camber of a curved roofing tile.
The full number of eggs set under a hen.
Translations
Etymology 3
From Middle Englishsett, from Old Englishġesett, past participle of settan.
From Middle Englishset, sete, sette(“that which is set, the act of setting, seat”), from Old Englishset(“setting, seat, a place where people remain, habitation, camp, entrenchment, a place where animals are kept, stall, fold”) and Old Englishseten(“a set, shoot, slip, branch; a nursery, plantation; that which is planted or set; a cultivated place; planting, cultivation; a setting, putting; a stopping; occupied land”), related to Old Englishsettan(“to set”). Compare Middle Low Germangesette(“a set, suite”), Old Englishgesetl(“assembly”). According to Skeat, in senses denoting a group of things or persons, representing an alteration of sept, from Old Frenchsette(“a religious sect”), from Medieval Latinsecta(“retinue”), from Latinsecta(“a faction”). See sect. It is quite possible that the modern word is more of a merger between both, however.
Noun
set (pluralsets)
A young plant fit for setting out; a slip; shoot.
A rudimentary fruit.
The setting of the sun or other luminary; (by extension) the close of the day.
?, Alfred Tennyson, Adeline
the set of day
(literally and figuratively) General movement; direction; drift; tendency.
1840, Thomas De Quincey, Style
Here and there, amongst individuals alive to the particular evils of the age, and watching the very set of the current, there may have been even a more systematic counteraction applied to the mischief.
A matching collection of similar things. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 1, Noun.)
a set of tables
A collection of various objects for a particular purpose.
a set of tools
An object made up of several parts.
a set of steps
(set theory) A collection of zero or more objects, possibly infinite in size, and disregarding any order or repetition of the objects which may be contained within it.
(in plural, “sets”, mathematics, informal) Set theory.
A group of people, usually meeting socially.
the country set
The scenery for a film or play.
(dance) The initial or basic formation of dancers.
(exercise) A group of repetitions of a single exercise performed one after the other without rest.
1974, Charles Gaines & George Butler, Pumping Iron: The Art and Sport of Bodybuilding, page 22.
This is the fourth set of benchpresses.
(tennis) A complete series of games, forming part of a match.
(volleyball) A complete series of points, forming part of a match.
(volleyball) The act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack.
(music) A musical performance by a band, disc jockey, etc., consisting of several musical pieces.
(music) A drum kit, a drum set.
He plays the set on Saturdays.
(Britain, education) A class group in a subject where pupils are divided by ability.
(poker, slang) Three of a kind, especially if two cards are in one's hand and the third is on the board. Compare trips(“three of a kind, especially with two cards on the board and one in one's hand”).
Synonyms
(close of the day):dusk, eve, evening, sundown, sunset
(group of people, usually meeting socially):club, coterie
(scenery):scenery
(performance of several musical pieces):gig, session
(drum kit):drums, drum kit, drum set
(three of a kind):three of a kind
Hypernyms
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 5
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Verb
set (third-person singular simple presentsets, present participlesetting, simple past and past participlesetted)
(Britain, education) To divide a class group in a subject according to ability
2008, Patricia Murphy, Robert McCormick, Knowledge and Practice: Representations and Identities
In setted classes, students are brought together because they are believed to be of similar 'ability'. Yet, setted lessons are often conducted as though students are not only similar, but identical—in terms of ability, preferred learning style and pace of working.
References
Anagrams
-est, EST, ETS, ETs, Est, Est., STE, StE, Ste, Ste., TEs, TSE, Tse, est, est., tse
Afrikaans
Noun
set (plural [please provide])
The name of the Latin-script letter Z.
Catalan
Etymology 1
From Old Occitan, from Latinseptem(“seven”), from Proto-Indo-European*septḿ̥.
Pronunciation
(Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈsɛt/
Rhymes: -ɛt
Numeral
setm or f
seven
Noun
setm (pluralsets)
seven
Derived terms
set pecats capitals
Etymology 2
From Latinsitis, from Proto-Indo-European*dʰgʷʰítis.
Pronunciation
(Balearic) IPA(key): /ˈsət/
(Central) IPA(key): /ˈsɛt/
(Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈset/
Noun
setf (pluralsets)
thirst
Derived terms
assedegar
sedegar
sedejar
Further reading
“set” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“set” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
“set” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“set” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Crimean Tatar
Noun
set
sofa, couch, settee
Czech
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /sɛt/
Homophone: sed
Rhymes: -ɛt
Etymology 1
From Englishset.
Noun
setm
(tennis, volleyball) set (part of a match in sports like tennis and volleyball)
Declension
Synonyms
sadaf
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Noun
set
genitive plural of sto
Further reading
set in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
set in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Verb
set
past participle of se
Derived terms
sådan set
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Englishset.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /sɛt/
Hyphenation: set
Rhymes: -ɛt
Homophone: Seth
Noun
setm (pluralsets, diminutivesetjen)
A set(collection of objects belonging together).
A set(installation consisting of multiple appliances).
(tennis) A set(tennis match).
A film set (filming location).
Synonym:filmset
Derived terms
jetset
kledingset
loungeset
pannenset
setpoint
stereoset
Eastern Durango Nahuatl
Noun
set
ice
French
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /sɛt/
Homophones: cet, cette, sept, sète
Noun
setm (pluralsets)
(tennis)set
Synonyms
manche
Further reading
“set” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
est, Ste., tes
Indonesian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈsɛt]
Hyphenation: sèt
Etymology 1
From Englishset, alteration of sept, from Old Frenchsette(“a religious sect”), from Medieval Latinsecta(“retinue”), from Latinsecta(“a faction”).
(sports)set, group of games counting as a unit toward a match.
Synonym:babak
set,
a matching collection of similar things.
a collection of various objects for a particular purpose.
Synonyms:perangkat, setel
set, an object made up of several parts.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Englishset, from Middle Englishsetten, from Old Englishsettan, from Proto-Germanic*satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European*sodéyeti, causative of *sed-(“to sit”).
Verb
sèt
to set
to put in a specified condition or state.
to adjust.
to prepare.
to arrange.
Synonym:mengeset
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Clipping of strategi(“strategy”)
Noun
set (plural, first-person possessivesetku, second-person possessivesetmu, third-person possessivesetnya)
(colloquial) trick; act; strategy
Synonyms:muslihat, tindak, strategi
Further reading
“set” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Englishset.
Noun
setm (invariable)
set (group of things in maths, tennis, cinema, etc.)
Anagrams
est
Ladin
Etymology
From Latinseptem.
Adjective
set
seven
Noun
setm (uncountable)
seven
Latin
Pronunciation
(Classical) IPA(key): /set/, [s̠ɛt̪]
(Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /set/, [sɛt̪]
Conjunction
set
Alternative form of sed
c.1300, Tractatus de Ponderibus et Mensuris
sexies viginti petre faciunt carrum plumbi scilicet magnum carrum London’ set carrus del Peek est multo minus.
Six times twenty stone make the load of lead, scilicet the great London load, but the load of Peek is much less.
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [sɛt]
Verb
set
supine of seś
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
From Frenchsept.
Numeral
set
seven
Michif
Etymology
From Frenchsept.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [sɛt]
Numeral
set
seven
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Verb
set
present tense ofsetja, setje, settaandsette
imperative ofsetjaandsetje
Etymology 2
Verb
set
(non-standard since 1938) past participle of sjå
Novial
Numeral
set
seven
Occitan
Etymology
From Latinsitis, from Proto-Indo-European*dʰgʷʰítis.
Noun
setf or m (pluralsets)
thirst
Numeral
set(Limousin)
seven
Alternative forms
sèt
Derived terms
Further reading
Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians, 2 edition, →ISBN, page 910.
Old English
Etymology
Compare the verb settan. Compare Old Norsesæti (whence modern Englishseat), Old High Germangesazi (GermanGesäß), Middle Dutchgesaete, from Proto-Germanic*sētiją.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /set/
Noun
setn
seat
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Related terms
ġeset
Old French
Etymology 1
From Latinseptem.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /sɛt/
Numeral
set
seven
Descendants
Middle French: sept
French: sept
Norman: sept, saept
Walloon: set
Etymology 2
see savoir
Verb
set
third-person singular present indicative of savoir
Descendants
French: sait
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Spanishsed and Portuguesesede and Kabuverdianusedi.
Noun
set
thirst
Piedmontese
Etymology
From Latinseptem, from Proto-Italic*septem. Cognates include Italiansette and Frenchsept.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /sɛt/
Numeral
set
seven
Polish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /sɛt/
Etymology 1
From Englishset.
Noun
setm inan
(badminton, tennis, volleyball)set (part of the game in badminton, tennis, or volleyball)
Declension
Etymology 2
Noun
setf
genitive plural of seta
Further reading
set in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
set in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Englishset.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.t(ʃ)(i)/
Rhymes: -ɛt(ʃ)i
Noun
setm (pluralsets)
set (group of things in maths, tennis, cinema, etc.)
Romansch
Etymology 1
From Latinseptem, from Proto-Indo-European*septḿ̥.