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# set

«set» in Mova's school dictionary: **a group of things that belong together, like a set of…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun, verb, adjective (set, sets, set, setting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A set is a group of things that belong together, like a set of cups or a chess set. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#m1)

2) To set is to put something in a place: set the cup on the table. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#m2)

3) To set a table is to put plates, knives and forks on it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#m3)

4) To set a timer or alarm is to make it ready for a time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#m4)

5) The sun sets when it goes down in the evening. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#m5)

6) Jelly or glue sets when it becomes firm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#m6)

7) Set means ready or fixed: a set time, «ready, set, go». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#m7)

8) In maths a set is a collection of numbers or things. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#m8)

9) To set out is to start a journey. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#m9)

### sense in the lessons

Maths: groups with a fixed number of things (a set of 6 cups): total = sets × n; a set of numbers; sorting into sets. Everyday: set the table, set the alarm, set off on a trip, set up a tent, a TV set. Science: sunset, the jelly sets in the fridge. Stories: the story is set in a forest (takes place there).

### examples

- A set of markers has 12 markers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#x1)
- She bought 3 sets of plates. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#x2)
- He set the timer for 20 minutes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#x3)
- How many cups are in 5 sets? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#x4)
- Please set the table for dinner. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#x5)
- The sun sets in the west. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#x6)
- Put the jelly in the fridge to set. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#x7)
- Ready, set, go! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#x8)
- The story is set on a farm in Canada. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#x9)
- We set off early to beat the traffic. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#x10)
- Then they set out for home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#x11)

### note

Irregular: set, set, set (no «setted»). «A set of n» is a group size: total = sets × n. Trap: the verb set (put) carries no clue. Trap: «set» has very many meanings; read the words around it. «Sit» is what you do on a chair; «set» is what you do to a thing.

### In the corpora

- [Betting companies set the odds so that, overall, they always make money.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/28-smoking-vaping-and-betting/13/)
- [A free country gives people many freedoms, like speaking and voting, but freedom still has limits set by law.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/33-neighbours-the-council-rules-and-fairness/20/)
- [After an accident, families often set up a kids profile, turn off autoplay and turn on safe search.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/59-the-parents-walk-in-how-good-parents-react/21/)
- [Companies set safety rules for what their bots should not do, so a bot may politely refuse a request.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/6-why-the-bot-agrees-too-easily/10/)
- [Voice assistants can be linked to shopping accounts, so grown-ups should set a PIN for purchases.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/14-stop-think-check-ask/10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «set» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.