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Setting Place ˈsetɪŋ Idyllic Time Tested Noun Rural/An

Word3 setting
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈsetɪŋ/ /ˈsetɪŋ/
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  • a rural/an ideal/a beautiful/an idyllic setting
  • it was the perfect setting for a wonderful christmas.
  • the exhibition shows how bees can live happily in an urban setting.
  • this is the first time the method has been tested in a clinical setting.
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setting

(noun)/ˈsetɪŋ/ /ˈsetɪŋ/
  1. an environment where something is located; the place at which something happens
    • a rural/an ideal/a beautiful/an idyllic setting
    • It was the perfect setting for a wonderful Christmas.
    • The exhibition shows how bees can live happily in an urban setting.
    • This is the first time the method has been tested in a clinical setting.
    • Infections acquired in health-care settings are of increasing concern.
    • People tend to behave differently in different social settings.

    Extra Examples

    • The hospital is an unlikely setting for an art auction.
    • The site creates a dramatic setting for the new building.
    • a hotel in a beautiful mountain setting
    • a lovely setting for a picnic
    • elderly people living in a domestic setting
    • wild animals in their natural setting
    • A pub was an unliklely setting for a royal reception.
    • Such problems are best worked out within a family setting.
    • The island provided an idyllic setting for the concert.
  2. the place and time at which the action of a play, novel, etc. takes place
    • short stories with a contemporary setting
    • New York City is the setting of his new novel.
    • London has been used as the setting for many films.
    • The Scottish Highlands provide the settings for many of his stories.

    Extra Examples

    • The writer fails to place the events in their wider political setting.
    • the rural setting of Petrarch's sonnets
  3. a position at which the controls on a machine can be set, to set the speed, height, temperature, etc.
    • There are three speed settings: high, medium, and low.
    • The performance of the engine was tested at different settings.
    • The oven should be at a high setting.
    • He keeps the car's speakers on a low volume setting.
    • In very hot weather it may be necessary to adjust the temperature setting on your fridge.
  4. the place on a computer or other electronic device where you can choose the way that it works or looks; the particular choices that you make
    • To change the size of the font, go to Settings.
    • It's easy to change the settings on your device.
    • All tests were run at default settings.
  5. music written to go with a poem, etc.
    • Schubert’s setting of a poem by Goethe
  6. a piece of metal in which a precious stone is fixed to form a piece of jewellery
    • a ruby in a heavy gold setting
  7. a complete set of equipment for eating with (knife, fork, spoon, glass, etc.) for one person, arranged on a table
    • a place setting
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