{
    "term": "set",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "set",
            "heSheIt": "sets"
        },
        "pastSimple": "set",
        "pastParticiple": "set",
        "ingForm": "setting"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to prepare or arrange something so that it is ready for use or in position",
            "sensetop": "set somethingset something + adv.prep.",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Have you set the alarm clock?",
                    "contextForm": "set something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She set the camera on automatic.",
                    "contextForm": "set something + adv.prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I set my watch by *(= make it show the same time as)* the TV."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Set the alarm for 7 o'clock."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to arrange knives, forks, etc. on a table for a meal",
            "sensetop": "set a/the tableset a/the table for somebody/something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Can you help me set the table?",
                    "contextForm": "set a/the table"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Could you set the table for dinner?",
                    "contextForm": "set a/the table for somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The table was set for six guests."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to fix something so that others copy it or try to achieve it",
            "sensetop": "set something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This could set a new fashion."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They **set high standards** of customer service."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I am unwilling to **set a precedent**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She **set a** new world **record** for the high jump."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I rely on you to **set a good example**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The opening scene **sets the tone** for the rest of the movie."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to give somebody a piece of work to do or a task or target to achieve",
            "sensetop": "set somethingset something for somethingset something for somebody/yourselfset somebody/yourself somethingset somebody/yourself to do something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Who will be setting *(= writing the questions for)* the French exam?",
                    "contextForm": "set something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The government has **set a** growth **target** of 6%."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What books have been set *(= are to be studied)* for the English course?",
                    "contextForm": "set something for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's set a difficult task for herself.",
                    "contextForm": "set something for somebody/yourself"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He likes to **set** challenging **goals** for himself."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's set herself a difficult task.",
                    "contextForm": "set somebody/yourself something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've set myself to finish the job by the end of the month.",
                    "contextForm": "set somebody/yourself to do something"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Education"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to arrange or fix something; to decide on something",
            "sensetop": "set something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They haven't **set a date** for their wedding yet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The government has set strict limits on public spending this year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We can't just let the global corporations **set the agenda** *(= decide what is important)* every time."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Set a time limit for your studying each night."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Individual countries don't really set the price of oil."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "to place the action of a play, novel or film in a particular place, time, etc.",
            "sensetop": "be set + adv./prep.",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The novel is set in London in the 1960s.",
                    "contextForm": "be set + adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The movie is set in Los Angeles in the year 2050."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This powerful drama is set against the backdrop of the Civil War."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Film and theatre"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "to be located in a particular place",
            "sensetop": "be set + adv./prep.",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The house is set in fifty acres of parkland.",
                    "contextForm": "be set + adv./prep."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "to put something/somebody in a particular place or position",
            "sensetop": "set something/somebody + adv./prep.",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She set a tray down on the table."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They ate everything that was set in front of them."
                },
                {
                    "text": "When she fell he picked her up and set her on her feet again."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "to cause somebody/something to be in a particular state; to start something happening",
            "sensetop": "set somebody/something + adv./prep.set somebody/something + adj.set somebody/something doing something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her manner immediately **set** everyone **at** their **ease**.",
                    "contextForm": "set somebody/something + adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He pulled the lever and **set** the machine **in motion**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The new leader has set the party on the road to success."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Demonstrators **set** two cars **on fire**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Demonstrators **set fire to** two cars."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The hijackers **set** the hostages **free**.",
                    "contextForm": "set somebody/something + adj."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her remarks set me thinking.",
                    "contextForm": "set somebody/something doing something"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 10,
            "definition": "to go down below the horizon",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We sat and watched the sun setting."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 11,
            "definition": "to put a precious stone into a piece of jewellery",
            "sensetop": "set A in Bset B with A",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She had the sapphire set in a gold ring.",
                    "contextForm": "set A in B"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her bracelet was set with emeralds.",
                    "contextForm": "set B with A"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 12,
            "definition": "to become solid or hard",
            "sensetop": "+ adj.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Leave the concrete to set for a few hours."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The glue had set hard.",
                    "contextForm": "+ adj."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 13,
            "definition": "to fix your face into a determined expression",
            "sensetop": "set something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her jaw was set in a determined manner."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 14,
            "definition": "to arrange somebody’s hair while it is wet so that it dries in a particular style",
            "sensetop": "set something",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She had her hair washed and set."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Appearance"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 15,
            "definition": "to put a broken bone into a fixed position and hold it there, so that it will join together again and get better; to get better in this way",
            "sensetop": "set (something)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The surgeon set her broken arm."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Healthcare"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 16,
            "definition": "to use a machine or computer to arrange writing and images on pages in order to prepare a book, newspaper, etc. for printing",
            "sensetop": "set something",
            "labels": "(specialist)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 17,
            "definition": "to write music to go with words",
            "sensetop": "set something (to something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Schubert set many poems to music."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/set/",
                "audio": "se/set/set__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sets/",
                "audio": "se/set/sets__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsetɪŋ/",
                "audio": "se/set/setting__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/set/",
                "audio": "se/set/set__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sets/",
                "audio": "se/set/sets__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsetɪŋ/",
                "audio": "se/set/setting__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "verb Old English settan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zetten, German setzen, also to sit."
}