Level | B1 |
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Kind | verb |
Front | set |
IPA | /set / verb (present participle setting; past tense, past participle set) |
Back | koymak, oturtmak kurmak, ayarlamak |
Back 2 | set (verb) /set /
verb (present participle setting; past
tense, past participle set)
PUT IN PLACE
1 [transitive]
to put sb/sth or to be
in a particular place or position
koymak, oturtmak
I set the box down carefully on the floor.
The hotel is set in beautiful grounds.
CAUSE/START
2 [transitive]
to cause a particular
state or event; to start sth happening
(isim ile birlikte) yapmak, etmek
The new government set the prisoners
free (serbest bıraktı).
The rioters set a number of cars on
fire (ateşe verdi).
Her comment set him thinking.
PLAY/BOOK/FILM
3 [transitive]
[often passive]
to make the action of
a book, play, film, etc. take place in a particular time, situation, etc.
(belirli bir zamanda, yerde
vb.) geçmek
The film is set in 16th-century Spain.
PREPARE/ARRANGE
4 [transitive]
to prepare or arrange
sth for a particular purpose
kurmak, ayarlamak
I set my alarm for 6.30.
to set the table
Did you set the video to record that film?
5 [transitive]
to decide or arrange
sth
kararlaştırmak
Can we set a limit of two hours for
the meeting?
They haven't set the date for their
wedding yet.
JEWELLERY
6 [transitive]
to fix a precious (=
rare and valuable) stone, etc. in a piece of jewellery
oturtmak, işlemek
The brooch had three diamonds set in gold.
EXAMPLE/STANDARD
7 [transitive]
to do sth good that
people have to try to copy or achieve
oluşturmak
Try to set a good example (iyi
örnek olmaya çalış) to the younger children.
He has set a new world record.
They set high standards of customer
service.
WORK/TASK
8 [transitive]
to give sb a piece of
work or a task
(iş, ödev) vermek
We've been set a lot of homework
this weekend.
I've set myself a target of
four hours' study every evening.
BECOME HARD
9 [intransitive]
to become firm or hard
koyulaşmak, katılaşmak
The concrete will set solid/hard
in just a few hours.
Give the glue a few minutes to set.
MUSIC
10 [transitive]
to write music to go
with words
bestelemek
She writes the words of the song and Harry
sets them to music.
BONE
11 [transitive]
to fix a broken bone
in the correct position so that it can get better
yerine
oturtmak, alçıya almak
The doctor set her broken leg.
SUN/MOON
12 [intransitive]
to go down below the horizon (=
the line where the earth meets the sky) in the evening
(güneş) batmak
We sat and watched the sun setting.
OPPOSITE RISE2
Set ile oluşan başka
deyimler için deyimin diğer parçasını oluşturan isim, sıfat vb.nin madde
başlıklarına bakınız. Örneğin, set sail için bakınız sail.
PHRASAL VERBS
set
about sth
to start doing sth,
especially dealing with a problem or task
başlamak, girişmek
How would you set about tackling this
problem?
set
sth aside
to keep sth to use
later
bir
kenara koymak
I try to set aside part of my wages every
week.
Part of the land has been set aside for
growing crops.
set
sb/sth back
to delay sb/sth
geciktirmek
The bad weather has set our plans back six
weeks.
set
forth
(formal)
to start a journey
yola
çıkmak
set
sth forth
(formal)
to show or tell sth to
sb or to make sth known
ortaya
koymak
She sets forth her theories in this new
book.
set
in
to arrive and remain
for a period of time
yerleşmek
I'm afraid that the bad weather has set in.
set
off
to leave on a journey
yola
çıkmak
We set off at 3 o'clock this morning.
set
sth off
to do sth which starts
a reaction
devreye
sokmak, devreye girmek
When this door is opened, it sets off an
alarm.
set
on/upon sb
[usually passive]
to attack sb suddenly
saldırmak
I opened the gate, and was immediately set
on by a large dog.
set
out
to leave on a journey
yola
çıkmak
They set out at dawn.
set
out to do sth
to decide to achieve
sth
(bir işe) koyulmak, kalkışmak,
amaçlamak
He set out to prove that his theory was
right.
set
(sth) up
to start a business,
an organization, a system, etc.
başlamak, kurmak
The company has set up a new branch in
Wales.
After she qualified as a doctor, she set up
in practice in Yorkshire.
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