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set

/ˈset/SET
/ˈsɛt/SET

Meaningto make to sit

Common meaning: to put in a place

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishsettan‘to set’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishsettensource
  3. Englishset‘to put in a place’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English settan ‘to make to sit’.

Roots

  • settan Old English “to make to sit”

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