set out

Definition of Set Out in English :

Verb

1. begin, commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start, start out

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

Example Sentences:
'We began working at dawn'
'Who will start?'
'Get working as soon as the sun rises!'
'The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia'
'He began early in the day'
'Let's get down to work now'

2. array, lay out, range, set out

lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line

Example Sentences:
'lay out the clothes'
'lay out the arguments'

3. depart, part, set forth, set off, set out, start, start out, take off

leave

Example Sentences:
'The family took off for Florida'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Set Out

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verb (adverb, mainly tr)

1.

to present, arrange, or display

to set the flowers out in the vase

2.

to give a full account of; explain exactly

to set out the matter in full

3.

to plan or lay out (a garden, etc)

4. (intransitive)

to begin or embark on an undertaking, esp a journey

noun

1. dialect, informal

a beginning or outset

2. dialect

a display or layout of any kind; a show, costume, spread, array, or commotion

3.

equipment; gear; set-up

Set Out

see synonyms of set out

1.

to limit; define; mark out

2.

to plan; lay out (a town, garden, etc.)

3.

to display, as for sale; exhibit

4.

to plant

5.

to take upon oneself; undertake

to set out to prove a theory

Set Out

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n.

1. A start or beginning; an outset.

2.

a. An arrangement or display.

b. An array of food, as on a buffet table; a spread.

3. An entertaining event, such as a party.

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