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Set Sth Transitive Participle Past Koymak Oturtmak I

Level B1 
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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