- set out
- ► set out 1) begin a journey. 2) aim or intend to do something. 3) arrange or display in a particular order or position.Main Entry: ↑set
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set out — index allocate, depart, embark, leave (depart), manifest, part (leave), produce (offer to view) … Law dictionary
set out to — index attempt Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
set out — Synonyms and related words: adorn, align, allocate, allot, apportion, arrange, array, be off, bear, bear for, bear up for, bear up to, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, begin, blast away, blast off, blazon, blueprint, break for, chart, collocate, color … Moby Thesaurus
set out — UK US set out Phrasal Verb with set({{}}/set/ verb (setting, set, set) ► [I] to start an activity with a particular aim: »Some people set out with the deliberate intention of running their own business, others stumble into it. set out to do sth… … Financial and business terms
set out — {v.} 1. To leave on a journey or voyage. * /The Pilgrims set out for the New World./ Compare: SET FORTH(2), SET OFF(4), START OUT. 2. To decide and begin to try; attempt. * /George set out to improve his pitching./ 3. To plant in the ground. *… … Dictionary of American idioms
set out — {v.} 1. To leave on a journey or voyage. * /The Pilgrims set out for the New World./ Compare: SET FORTH(2), SET OFF(4), START OUT. 2. To decide and begin to try; attempt. * /George set out to improve his pitching./ 3. To plant in the ground. *… … Dictionary of American idioms
set out — verb Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to arrange and present graphically or systematically b. to mark out (as a design) ; lay out the plan of 2. to state, describe, or recite at length < distributed copies of a pamphlet setting out his… … New Collegiate Dictionary
set out — phr verb Set out is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑document, ↑expedition, ↑memorandum Set out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑bait, ↑case, ↑condition, ↑detail, ↑guideline, ↑plan, ↑reason, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
set out — verb a) To explain something, or give exact details, usually in writing. This contract sets out all the terms of the agreement as we discussed. b) To go out, leave. Tomorrow we set out for America … Wiktionary
set out in — phr verb Set out in is used with these nouns as the object: ↑detail … Collocations dictionary
set out on — phr verb Set out on is used with these nouns as the object: ↑expedition, ↑journey, ↑quest, ↑voyage … Collocations dictionary
