set out
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set out
- /ˈsɛt‿aʊt/ US, UK
verb sets out · setting out · set out
- To explain something, or give exact details, usually in writing. This contract sets out all the terms of the agreement as we discussed.
- To go out, leave. Tomorrow we set out for America.
- To start an activity with the intention of finishing it. He set out with the aim of writing the book in less than 3 months.
- To position, to put in a position Following the acquisition of Di María, a winger, there was almost as much interest in the manner in which Van Gaal would set out his team as there was in the personnel. It was probably as well, considering only the goalkeeper David De Gea was retained from the XI who started Sunday’s draw at Sunderl
- To arrange the necessary type into a printing press in preparation to run it.
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verb to explain
| Português | dispor |
|---|---|
| Français | expliquer |
| Italiano | illustrare, esplicare |
| Русский | устана́вливать ustanávlivatʹ |
verb to leave
| 中文 | 動身 /动身 dòngshēn |
|---|---|
| Português | partir |
| Français | se mettre en chemin |
| Deutsch | sich aufmachen |
| Italiano | uscire, partire |
| Русский | отправля́ться otpravljátʹsja, отпра́виться otprávitʹsja |
verb to start an activity
| Español | proponerse |
|---|---|
| Português | dispor |
| Français | commencer |
| Italiano | fissarsi, proporsi |
Talk about this word "set out." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/set%20out. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. set out. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/set%20out "set out." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/set%20out.
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@misc{set_out_2026,
title = {set out},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/set%20out},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
