set in motion
To trigger movement or progressTo trigger movement or progress; to get going.
» The plot was set into motion.
OsoHombre · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To trigger movement or progress; to get going.
in Bewegung setzen
приводи́ть в де́йствиеprivodítʹ v déjstvije
get going; give impetus to
Examples
7 sentencesThe plot was set into motion.
I got in the car and set it in motion.
Ziri set his plan into motion.
Algeria set in motion a plan to develop its remote southern regions.
Nevertheless, I think such a kind of society needs this sort of business to set the economy in motion.
ruТем не менее я считаю, что именно в таком обществе этот вид бизнеса крайне необходим, чтобы привести экономику в движение. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
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Forms
sets in motion, setting in motion, set in motion, set in motion| Base form | set in motion · to set in motion |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | sets in motion |
| Present participle | setting in motion |
| Past simple | set in motion |
| Past participle | set in motion |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
12 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsLessons 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.