set by
set by · sets by · set by · setting by
To save or put asideTo save or put aside.
» The sun had already set by the time Tom got home.
Meaning
2 sensesTo save or put aside.
(archaic)To esteem or value something highly.
Those men are much set by.
Examples
21 sentencesThe sun had already set by the time Tom got home.
The avalanche was set off by skiers.
Лавину спричинили лижники.
ruЛавину спровоцировали лыжники.
deDie Lawine wurde von Skifahrern ausgelöst.
He set us by the ears.
They set up camp by the river.
The sun sets by 4 p.m. in winter.
deIm Winter geht die Sonne vor 4 Uhr nachmittags unter.
Forms
sets by, setting by, set by, set byPhrasal 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.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb