[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/set/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [S](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/s/) / set # set noun, verb, adjective (set, sets, set, setting) «set» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. A set is a group of things that belong together, like a set of cups or a chess set. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#m1) 2. To set is to put something in a place: set the cup on the table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#m2) 3. To set a table is to put plates, knives and forks on it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#m3) 4. To set a timer or alarm is to make it ready for a time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#m4) 5. The sun sets when it goes down in the evening. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#m5) 6. Jelly or glue sets when it becomes firm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#m6) 7. Set means ready or fixed: a set time, «ready, set, go». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#m7) 8. In maths a set is a collection of numbers or things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#m8) 9. To set out is to start a journey. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#m9) ### In the lessons Maths: groups with a fixed number of things (a set of 6 cups): total = sets × n; a set of numbers; sorting into sets. Everyday: set the table, set the alarm, set off on a trip, set up a tent, a TV set. Science: sunset, the jelly sets in the fridge. Stories: the story is set in a forest (takes place there). ### Examples - A set of markers has 12 markers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#x1) - She bought 3 sets of plates. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#x2) - He set the timer for 20 minutes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#x3) - How many cups are in 5 sets? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#x4) - Please set the table for dinner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#x5) - The sun sets in the west. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#x6) - Put the jelly in the fridge to set. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#x7) - Ready, set, go! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#x8) - The story is set on a farm in Canada. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#x9) - We set off early to beat the traffic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#x10) - Then they set out for home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/#x11) ### Note Irregular: set, set, set (no «setted»). «A set of n» is a group size: total = sets × n. Trap: the verb set (put) carries no clue. Trap: «set» has very many meanings; read the words around it. «Sit» is what you do on a chair; «set» is what you do to a thing. ## In Jewish tradition Besides putting things in a place, "set" can mean to appoint someone to a post, as David set a man over his guard. The prophets also use it for making one thing like another, as God asks "How shall I set thee as Zeboim?" about a city to be destroyed. "Set the horn to thy mouth" is a call to sound the alarm. In the primary lessons: Maths: groups with a fixed number of things (a set of 6 cups): total = sets × n; a set of numbers; sorting into sets. Everyday: set the table, set the alarm, set off on a trip, set up a tent, a TV set. Science: sunset, the jelly sets in the fridge. Stories: the story is set in a forest (takes place there). ### Examples - And Abraham set seven ewe-lambs of the flock by themselves. (Torah GEN.21.28, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/set/#x1) - And he set three days' journey betwixt himself and Jacob. (Torah GEN.30.36, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/set/#x2) - And they brought him forth, and set him without the city. (Torah GEN.19.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/set/#x3) - Set the horn to thy mouth. (Prophets HOS.8.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/set/#x4) - And David set him over his guard. (Prophets 2SA.23.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/set/#x5) - How shall I set thee as Zeboim? (Prophets HOS.11.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/set/#x6) ### Note Irregular: set, set, set (no «setted»). «A set of n» is a group size: total = sets × n. Trap: the verb set (put) carries no clue. Trap: «set» has very many meanings; read the words around it. «Sit» is what you do on a chair; «set» is what you do to a thing. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «set» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/set/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«set» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/set.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «set» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/set/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«set» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/set.html) on Mova free.