set back

1. (transitive)To delay or obstruct.

   I expect it will set us back by a day or so, but I think a side trip will be worthwhile.

   Having the mindset that you "can't" reach your goals is only going to set you back.

   задерживатьzaderživatʹ

2. (transitive)To remove from or allow distance.

   Set it back from the road by twenty or thirty feet.

   отставлятьotstavljatʹ

3. (transitive)To install or position behind a boundary or surface, or in a recess.

   The statue was set back in a niche.

4. (idiomatic, transitive)To cost money.

   How much do you suppose that fancy dress set her back?

   стоитьstoitʹ, выходитьvyxoditʹ

   cost a certain amount

5. To reverse, go backwards.

1. It set us back a few years.

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2. The rain set our plans back two weeks.

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3. That accident set us back a few years.

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4. Doing that will set you back thirty dollars.

   ruЕсли вы это сделаете, то получите назад тридцать долларов.

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5. If that law is passed, it'll set back women's rights thirty years.

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irregular · Lesson

• 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.