set forth

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set forth

verb sets forth · setting forth · set forth

  1. transitive To state; describe; give an account of. Where any judge falls under any of the challengeable grounds set forth in section 13, the judge may state the grounds to the Court and remove himself from the case concerned.
  2. transitive To present for consideration; to propose.

    Similar: propose, put forward

  3. intransitive To begin a journey or expedition. Columbus set forth with three small ships.

    Similar: set out

  4. intransitive To start.

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verb to state; to describe

Españolestablecer
Deutschdarlegen
Italianoasserire

verb to present for consideration

Españoltentar
Deutschdarlegen

verb to begin a journey

Deutschausziehen
Italianopartire

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@misc{set_forth_2026,
  title = {set forth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/set%20forth},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}