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verb
  1. 1
    to put someone or something in a position

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of set*

    General words meaning to put something somewhere: put, place, position, set, lay, balance, pile, settle, set out, put down... more
    1. a.
      if something is set somewhere, it is in that place or position

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of set*

      To be in a particular position or place: occupy, set, exist, lie, sit, stand, there is/are etc., concentrate, belong, get... more
    2. b.
      to put someone or something in a particular state

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of set*

      To have an effect: affect, shape, impact, get, put, make a difference, come into play, interact, take effect, bring out... more
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    to decide when or where an event will happen

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of set*

    To organize an event: organize, prepare, plan, arrange, set up, stage, orchestrate, choreograph, hold, convene... more
    1. a.
      to decide the price or value of something

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of set*

      Setting, controlling and changing prices and costs: appraise, bargain, beat down, bottom out, bounce back, cap, cap, capping, cheapen, climb... more
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    to give something to someone to do or to achieve

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of set*

    To tell people what to do: order, order around, tell, command, dictate, instruct, boss around, push around, require, tax with... more
    1. a.
      British to give students work to do as part of a course of study

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of set*

      To teach someone something: teach, train, educate, initiate, coach, lecture, ground, tutor, instruct, induct... more
    2. b.
      British to produce questions or an examination paper for students to answer

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of set*

      General words for exams and taking exams: borderline, candidate, certificate, cheat sheet, crib, crib note, exam, examination, examiner, mock... more
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    when the sun sets, it goes below the horizon at the end of the day

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of set*

    The movement of the sun, moon and stars: rise, go down, eclipse, wane, wax, sink, come up, go in, orbit, full moon... more
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    if a liquid sets, or if you set it, it forms a solid substance

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of set*

    To change consistency: atomize, bake, boil, boil away, boil over, boil up, break down, bubble, clear, cloud... more
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    to put a jewel or stone in a piece of jewelry

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of set*

    Parts of jewellery and jewels: bead, charm, clasp, facet, set, setting... more

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