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set on en · VERB

Etymology

For semantic parallels, compare cognate German ansetzen; Russian насе́сть pf (naséstʹ), наседа́ть impf (nasedátʹ).

Meanings

  1. To attack.
    • Cassio hath here been set on in the dark. c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:
  2. To encourage someone, or an animal, to attack someone.
    • I will set the dogs on you, if you don't leave right now!
  3. To be determined to do or achieve something.
    • I had my mind pretty well set on working for a small company.
    • Chula[longkorn University is] still set on demolishing historic shrine – once it evicts caretakers 2020 June 17, Coconuts Bangkok, “Chula still set on demolishing historic shrine – once it evicts caretakers”, in coconuts.co, coconuts.co, retrieved 17 Jun 2020:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
set on Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
set on Tense=Past lexicographic
setting on Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
sets on Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

onset

Synonyms

set upon

Translations (15)

pl poszczuć (to encourage someone, or an animal, to attack someone) · pl być zdeterminowanym (to be determined to do or achieve something) · cmn 放 (to encourage someone, or an animal, to attack someone) · fi olla päättänyt (to be determined to do or achieve something) · pl napuszczać (to encourage someone, or an animal, to attack someone) · pl szczuć (to encourage someone, or an animal, to attack someone) · fi usuttaa kimppuun (to encourage someone, or an animal, to attack someone) · es azuzar (to encourage someone, or an animal, to attack someone) · fi aikoa (to be determined to do or achieve something) · ru натрави́ть (to encourage someone, or an animal, to attack someone) · az saldırmaq (to encourage someone, or an animal, to attack someone) · cmn 決心 /决心 (to be determined to do or achieve something) · cmn 決定 /决定 (to be determined to do or achieve something) · pl napuścić (to encourage someone, or an animal, to attack someone) · cmn 讓 /让 (to encourage someone, or an animal, to attack someone)