Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To desire with intensity and commitment, to earnestly long for.

Examples

287 sentences

  1. Mary set the basket on the table.

    Мері поставила кошик на стіл. — deniko

    deMaria stellte den Korb auf den Tisch. — Yorwba

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  2. The attackers set several buildings on fire.

    Зловмисники підпалили кілька будівель. — Ahha

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  3. He set his house on fire.

    ruОн поджёг свой дом. — Lenin_1917

    deEr steckte sein Haus in Brand. — Vortarulo

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  4. Tom set his house on fire.

    ruТом поджёг свой дом. — Wezel

    deTom steckte sein Haus in Brand. — wolfgangth

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  5. Tom set the house on fire.

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Forms

sets one's heart on, setting one's heart on, set one's heart on, set one's heart on
Base formset one's heart on · to set one's heart on
3rd person singularsets one's heart on
Present participlesetting one's heart on
Past simpleset one's heart on
Past participleset one's heart on

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyset one's heart on
he, she, itsets one's heart on

Past simpleLesson

all personsset one's heart on

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave set one's heart on
he, she, ithas set one's heart on

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill set one's heart on

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
sessionB1setA1setbackB2setteeC1settingB1
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