Meaning

4 senses
  1. (transitive)To select (something or someone) for a specific purpose.

    select something or someone for a specific purpose

  2. (transitive)To distinguish, make obvious the distinction between (two things) or of (something).

    отлича́тьotličátʹ, отличи́тьotličítʹ

  3. (transitive)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: to separate or isolate.

  4. (Mormonism, transitive)To perform a blessing which formally invests a person with authority to serve in a calling or leadership position, typically by laying on of hands.

Examples

13 sentences
  1. You had better set some money apart for your wedding.

    deDu hättest besser etwas Geld für deine Hochzeit beiseite legen sollen.

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  2. What sets us apart from other species?

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  3. She sets herself apart from the rest.

    deSie hebt sich von der Menge ab.

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  4. What is it that sets our job apart?

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  5. What sets him apart is his sense of style.

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Translations

1 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
To distinguish:

Forms

sets apart, setting apart, set apart, set apart
Base formset apart · to set apart
3rd person singularsets apart
Present participlesetting apart
Past simpleset apart
Past participleset apart

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyset apart
he, she, itsets apart

Past simpleLesson

all personsset apart

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave set apart
he, she, ithas set apart

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill set apart

Phrasal verbs

16 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

23 synonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedtell apart

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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