set against
set against · sets against · set against · setting against
gegen ausspielen (etwas, jemanden), gegeneinander ausspielen
To cause to be in conflict or opposition with someone or somethingTo cause (a person) to be in conflict or opposition with someone or something.
» I'm dead set against the plan.
Ich bin absolut gegen den Plan. — moskytoo
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2 senses(transitive)To cause (a person) to be in conflict or opposition with someone or something.
Their slander has set my family against me.
(transitive)To have a strong feeling of not desiring to do something.
Examples
17 sentencesForms
sets against, setting against, set against, set against| Base form | set against · to set against |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | sets against |
| Present participle | setting against |
| Past simple | set against |
| Past participle | set against |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
16 phrasal verbs- set upвставити, вкластиTo make ready for use.
- set offдістати, отримуватиTo leave; to set out; to begin a journey or trip.
- set outприбрати, видалитиTo explain something, or give exact details, usually in writing.
- set onатакувати, нападатиTo attack.
- set downприземлитися, приземлятисяTo write.
- set backвідкласти, відкладатиTo delay or obstruct.
- set aboutприступити до, приступати доUsed with the adverb sense of about.
- set apartвідокремити, розділятиTo select (something or someone) for a specific purpose.
More 8
- set asideвідмовити, відкинутиTo separate and reserve something for a specific purpose.
- set aheadпросувати, просунутиTo move forward, often in reference to the time setting on a clock.
- set inTo take root, become established.
- set afterTo begin a chase or hunt for (someone or something).
- set toTo begin something with determination; to commence a long and difficult task or project.
- set byTo save or put aside.
- set forwardTo put or carry (something) forward.
- set againstTo cause (a person) to be in conflict or opposition with someone or something.
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.