SET

Question 1

Set aside

Answer 1

To save or keep something for a particular purpose or time.
- She sets aside some time every day for meditation.
- He had some money in an account that he’d set aside for his kids.
- [ + to infinitive ] I set aside half an hour every evening to hear Erik read.

Question 2

Set back

Answer 2

To delay or impede the progress of something.
- The project was set back by unforeseen complications.
- The opening of the new swimming pool has been set back by a few weeks.
- A war would inevitably set back the process of reform.

Question 3

Set down

Answer 3

to write or record something; also, to put something down on a surface.
- He set down his thoughts in a journal.
- Please set the groceries down on the kitchen counter.

Question 4

Set off

Answer 4

To start a journey; to begin with a particular goal or purpose in mind.
-They set out to climb the highest mountain.

to cause an activity or event, often a series of events, to begin or happen:
- The court’s initial verdict in the police officers’ trial set off serious riots.

Question 5

Set up

Answer 5

To establish or start something such as a business;
-He set up his own consulting firm.

to arrange or prepare something.
- We need to set up the room for the meeting.

Question 6

Set in

Answer 6

To become established or begin, especially used for something undesirable like bad weather or a period.
- The cold weather is starting to set in.