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=== Pronunciation ===
* {{enPR|sĕt}}, {{IPA|/sɛt/}}
* {{SAMPA|/sEt/}}
* {{audio|en-us-set.ogg|US}}

== Verb ==
{{verb2|set|sets|set|set|setting}}
# {{transitive}} If you '''set''' something somewhere, you put something into a place.
#: ''She '''sets''' the [[lamp]] on the [[floor]].''
#: ''I was '''setting''' [[glass]]es on the [[table]] when I heard a [[noise]].''
# {{transitive}} If you '''set''' something, you put it into some [[state]] or [[condition]].
#: ''After changing the {{r|batter|ies}}, you have to '''set''' the clock again.''
#: ''They '''set''' the house on fire''
#: ''His utter naturalness at once '''set''' me at ease.''
#: ''He '''sets''' the [[CD]] [[player]] to play.''
#: ''The [[guard]] had never '''set''' a [[prisoner]] free before.''
# {{transitive}} If you '''set''' something, you [[define]] it or to fix its [[value]].
#: ''The teacher '''set''' a time limit of two minutes for this [[exercise]].''
#: ''The date for the [[exam]] was '''set''' to next [[Thursday]].''
#: ''The [[microwave]] was set to 400 [[watt]]s.''
# {{transitive}} If you '''set''' the [[table]], you put [[dish]]es, [[fork]]s and [[knives]] on it.
#: ''I '''set''' the table for five people, but only three came.''
# {{intransitive}} When the sun or moon '''sets''', it [[move]]s toward the [[horizon]].
#: ''The sun '''sets''' every [[evening]].''
# {{intransitive}} If something '''sets''', it dries and becomes solid.
#: ''The [[concrete]] needs to '''set''' before a [[car]] can drive on it.''
#: ''This [[glue]] needs two hours to '''set'''.''
# {{past tense and participle of|set}}

<gallery>
File:Forestfire2.jpg|It is illegal to '''set''' fire to the [[forest]].
File:Table.JPG|Someone has '''set''' this table.
File:Blackbird-sunset-03.jpg|The sun was '''setting''' when this picture was taken
</gallery>

=== Antonyms ===
* [[rise]]

== Adjective ==
{{adjective}}
# Something that is '''set''' is fixed. It cannot be changed easily.
#: ''Don't argue! The rules are '''set'''.''
#: ''The time for the race is '''set'''.''
# To be ready for something.
#: ''Are you '''set'''?''

== Noun ==
{{noun}}
# The '''set''' is the scenery for a theatrical work such as a play, ballet, musical, etc.
#: ''The Metropolitan Opera's '''set''' for ''Aida'' is spectacular.''
#: ''I was painting a wall on the '''set''' when the director arrived.''
# A '''set''' is a group of things that are [[similar]] or can be used together.
#: ''This [[chess]] '''set''' is too [[expensive]] to play chess with it.''
#: ''I have a '''set''' of porcelain figurines depicting characters from Shakespeare's plays.''
# A '''set''' is a group of things, where every single one of them has a certain [[purpose]]. All of them are needed to [[perform]] a certain [[operation]].
#: ''To play [[poker]], you need a '''set''' of playing [[card]]s and [[chip]]s.''
#: ''A [[mason]] has a '''set''' of tools.''
# Persons that have something in common may be called a '''set'''.
#: ''That rich chick is a member of the Jet '''Set'''.''
#: ''Girls who wear sweaters on Wednesday in my school belong to the sweater '''set'''.''
#: ''The Long Island Horsey '''Set''' plays polo on weekends.''
# A '''set''' is a machine which gets radio or television programs.
#: ''This television '''set''' is broken.''
#: ''This radio '''set''' can receive programs from [[Australia]].''
# In many sports, a number of '''sets''' make up a [[game]]. An example of this would be in [[tennis]] or table tennis.
#: ''The tennis player won the first two '''sets''', but lost the [[game]]''.
<gallery>
File:Staunton chess set.jpg|A '''set''' of chess pieces.
File:BridgeBlackManicureOpen.jpg|A '''set''' for the [[care]] of [[fingernails]].
File:HoneycrispApple.jpg|A '''set''' of [[two]] [[apple]]s.
File:LCD generic tv02.jpg|A TV '''set'''
</gallery>