set: význam a definície

To put in a specified position; place: set a book on a table.

To put into a specified state: set the prisoner at liberty.

To put into a stable position: set the fence post into a bed of concrete.

To fix firmly or in an immobile manner: He set his jaw and concentrated on flying the plane through the storm.

To restore to a proper and normal state when dislocated or broken: set a broken arm.

To adjust for proper functioning.

To adjust (a saw) by deflecting the teeth.

Nautical To spread open to the wind: set the sails.

To adjust according to a standard.

To adjust (an instrument or device) to a specific point or calibration: set an alarm clock.

To arrange properly for use: set a place for a dinner guest; set a table.

To apply equipment, such as curlers and clips, to (hair) in order to style.

Printing To arrange (type) into words and sentences preparatory to printing; compose.

Printing To transpose into type.

Music To compose (music) to fit a given text.

Music To write (words) to fit a given melodic line.

To arrange scenery on (a theater stage).

To prescribe the unfolding of (a drama or narrative, for instance) in a specific place: a play that is set in Venice.

To prescribe or establish: set a precedent.

To prescribe as a time for: set June 6 as the day of the invasion.

To detail or assign (someone) to a particular duty, service, or station: set the child to cleaning the closets; set guards around the perimeter.

To incite to hostile action: a war that set families against one another.

To establish as the highest level of performance: set a world aviation record.

To establish as a model: A parent must set a good example for the children.

To put in a mounting; mount: set an emerald in a pendant.