set

set: [[t]set[/t]] present participle ˈsetting: past tense, past participle set
1. verb

1) to put or place:

She set the tray down on the table.
يَضَع
2) to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal:

Please would you set the table for me?
يُعِد المائِدَه
3) to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc):

It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.
يُحَدِّد، يُعَيِّن
4) to give a person (a task etc) to do:

The witch set the prince three tasks

The teacher set a test for her pupils

He should set the others a good example.
يُعْطي، يُعَيِّن
5) to cause to start doing something:

His behaviour set people talking.
يَجْعَل، يُحَفِّز
6) (of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon:

It gets cooler when the sun sets.
تَغيب الشَّمْس
7) to become firm or solid:

Has the concrete set?
يَجْمَد، يَتَخَثَّر
8) to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function:

He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.
يَضْبِط السّاعَه
9) to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.
يُصَفِّف الشَّعْر
10) to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.
يُثَبِّت، يُرَصِّع
11) to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing:

They set his broken arm.
يُجَبِّر
2. adjective

1) fixed or arranged previously:

There is a set procedure for doing this.
مُعَيَّن سَلَفا
2) (often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something):

He is set on going.
مُصَمِّم
3) deliberate:

He had the set intention of hurting her.
مَقْصود
4) stiff; fixed:

He had a set smile on his face.
جامِد، مُتَصَلِّب
5) not changing or developing:

set ideas.
ثابِت، لا يَتَغَيَّر
6) (with with) having something set in it:

a gold ring set with diamonds.
مُرَصَّع
3. noun

1) a group of things used or belonging together:

a set of carving tools

a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.
'طَقْم
2) an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals:

a television/radio set.
جِهاز
3) a group of people:

the musical set.
مَجْموعَه
4) the process of setting hair:

a shampoo and set.
تَصْفيف الشَّعْر
5) scenery for a play or film:

There was a very impressive set in the final act.
مَشْهَد
6) a group of six or more games in tennis:

She won the first set and lost the next two.
سِتَّة ألعاب تِنِس
7) set(t) a block of stone used in street paving.
حَجَر يُسْتَعْمَل في بناء رَصيف الشّارِع

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Synonyms:

Put, place, plant, station, locate, Decline, sink, go down (as the sun), Regular, formal, established, prescribed, settled, appointed, ordained, Suit, assortment, collection / Value, estimate, rate, prize / Plant, transplant / Stud, adorn, variegate / Embarrass, perplex, pose / Impart, attach, join with, add to / Write, note / Oppose / Offer for sale, expose / Contrive, produce / Sharpen, bring to an edge / Fix, establish, settle, appoint, Concrete, congeal, solidify, harden, consolidate, Determined, firm, unyielding, obstinate, fixed, stiff, positive, Group, school, class, sect, party, knot, division, cluster, company, clique, coterie / Replace (as a broken bone) / Stake, wager, risk, Flow, run, tend, Predetermined, fixed beforehand, Attitude, position, posture / Regulate, adjust, adapt, Plant, Immovable, fixed / Stud, variegate, adorn, Placed, put, located, fixed / Place, place upright, cause to sit, put, rest, Regular, well-arranged / Arrange, dispose, station, post / Fix, determine / Prescribe, appoint, assign, predetermine

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set — set … Dictionnaire des rimes
Set — (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root of E.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Set — (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root of E.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
set — /set/, v., set, setting, n., adj., interj. v.t. 1. to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table. 2. to place in a particular position or posture: Set the baby on his feet. 3. to place in some relation to something … Universalium
set — [ sɛt ] n. m. • 1893; mot anglais I ♦ Anglic. Manche d un match de tennis, de ping pong, de volley ball. Gagner le premier set. Partie de tennis en cinq sets. Balle de set, qui décide du gain du set. II ♦ Set ou set de table : ensemble des… … Encyclopédie Universelle
set — Ⅰ. set [1] ► VERB (setting; past and past part. set) 1) put, lay, or stand in a specified place or position. 2) put, bring, or place into a specified state. 3) cause or instruct (someone) to do something. 4) give someone (a task) … English terms dictionary
set — [set] vt. set, setting [ME setten < OE settan (akin to Ger setzen & Goth satjan < Gmc * satjan), caus. formation “to cause to sit” < base of SIT] 1. to place in a sitting position; cause to sit; seat 2. a) to cause (a fowl) to sit on… … English World dictionary
set*/*/*/ — [set] (past tense and past participle set) verb I 1) [T] to put someone or something in a position, or to be in a particular place or position Tea s ready, he told them and set down the tray.[/ex] She set the baby on the floor to play.[/ex] 2)… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Set — (s[e^]t), v. i. 1. To pass below the horizon; to go down; to decline; to sink out of sight; to come to an end. [1913 Webster] Ere the weary sun set in the west. Shak. [1913 Webster] Thus this century sets with little mirth, and the next is likely … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Set — has 464 separate definitions in the Oxford English Dictionary, the most of any English word; its full definition comprises 10,000 words making it the longest definition in the OED. Set may refer to:In mathematics and science:*Set (mathematics), a … Wikipedia
Set! — jeu de société Trouverez vous les 4 sets ? (solution en bas de page) {{{licence}}} Auteur Marsha Falco Éditeur … Wikipédia en Français

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