set - Meaning in Hindi

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set - Meaning in Hindi

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Definitions and Meaning of set in English

set adjective

1. being below the horizon

   अस्त, अस्तगत, डूबा

   Example

   • "the moon is set"
2. determined or decided upon as by an authority

   Synonyms

   determined, dictated

   दृढ़, ...Premium

   Examples

   • "date and place are already determined"
   • "the dictated terms of surrender"
   • "the time set for the launching"
3. situated in a particular spot or position

   Synonyms

   located, placed, situated

   Examples

   • "a house set on a hilltop"
   • "nicely situated on a quiet riverbank"
   • "strategically placed artillery"
   • "valuable centrally located urban land"
4. (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed

   Synonyms

   fit, fit, primed

   Examples

   • "fit to drop"
   • "in no fit state to continue"
   • "laughing fit to burst"
   • "primed for a fight"
   • "she was fit to scream"
   • "we are set to go at any time"
5. set down according to a plan

   Synonyms

   laid

   Examples

   • "a carefully laid table with places set for four people"
   • "stones laid in a pattern"
6. fixed and unmoving

   Synonyms

   fixed, rigid

   Examples

   • "a face rigid with pain"
   • "his bearded face already has a set hollow look"
   • "with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare"
7. converted to solid form (as concrete)

   Synonyms

   hardened

Set noun

1. evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris

   Synonyms

   Set, Set, Set, Seth, Seth

set noun

1. the act of putting something in position

   Example

   • "he gave a final set to his hat"
2. a unit of play in tennis or squash

   Example

   • "they played two sets of tennis after dinner"
3. the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization

   Synonyms

   curing, hardening, solidification, solidifying

   Examples

   • "he tested the set of the glue"
   • "the hardening of concrete"
4. (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols

   Example

   • "the set of prime numbers is infinite"
5. several exercises intended to be done in series

   Synonyms

   exercise set

   Example

   • "he did four sets of the incline bench press"
6. any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals

   Example

   • "the early sets ran on storage batteries"
7. representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production

   Synonyms

   stage set

   Example

   • "the sets were meticulously authentic"
8. (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way

   Synonyms

   readiness

   Examples

   • "his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set"
   • "the subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution"
9. a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

   Synonyms

   bent, bent

   Example

   • "the set of his mind was obvious"
10. the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon

    Example

    • "before the set of sun"
11. a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used

    Examples

    • "a set of books"
    • "a set of golf clubs"
    • "a set of teeth"
12. an unofficial association of people or groups

    Synonyms

    band, circle, lot, lot

    Examples

    • "the smart set goes there"
    • "they were an angry lot"

set verb

1. put into a position that will restore a normal state

   Example

   • "set a broken bone"
2. arrange attractively

   Synonyms

   arrange, coif, coiffe, coiffure, do, do, dress

   Example

   • "dress my hair for the wedding"
3. bear fruit

   Synonyms

   fructify

   Example

   • "the apple trees fructify"
4. alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard

   Synonyms

   adjust, correct

   Examples

   • "Adjust the clock, please"
   • "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
5. set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly

   Example

   • "set clocks or instruments"
6. put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state

   Example

   • "set the house afire"
7. make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

   Synonyms

   fix, gear up, prepare, ready, ready, set up

   Examples

   • "Get the children ready for school!"
   • "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"
   • "prepare for war"
8. disappear beyond the horizon

   Synonyms

   go down, go under

   Example

   • "the sun sets early these days"
9. set in type

   Synonyms

   typeset

   Examples

   • "My book will be typeset nicely"
   • "set these words in italics"
10. locate

    Synonyms

    localise, localize, place

    Example

    • "The film is set in Africa"
11. adapt for performance in a different way

    Synonyms

    arrange

    Example

    • "set this poem to music"
12. apply or start

    Example

    • "set fire to a building"
13. get ready for a particular purpose or event

    Synonyms

    lay out, set up

    Examples

    • "lay out the tools for the surgery"
    • "set the table"
    • "set up an experiment"
14. fix in a border

    Example

    • "The goldsmith set the diamond"
15. put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground

    Synonyms

    plant

    Example

    • "Let's plant flowers in the garden"
16. insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)

    Synonyms

    countersink

17. put into a certain place or abstract location

    Synonyms

    lay, lay, place, pose, position, put

    Examples

    • "Place emphasis on a certain point"
    • "Put your things here"
    • "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"
    • "Set the tray down"
18. give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
19. urge to attack someone

    Synonyms

    sic, sic, sic

    Examples

    • "The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders"
    • "the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits"
20. establish as the highest level or best performance

    Synonyms

    mark, mark

    Example

    • "set a record"
21. decide upon or fix definitely

    Synonyms

    define, determine, fix, limit, specify

    Examples

    • "fix the variables"
    • "specify the parameters"
22. fix conclusively or authoritatively

    Synonyms

    determine

    Example

    • "set the rules"
23. estimate

    Synonyms

    place, put

    Example

    • "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."
24. become gelatinous

    Synonyms

    congeal, jell

    Example

    • "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme"
25. equip with sails or masts

    Synonyms

    rig, set up

    Example

    • "rig a ship"

Synonyms of set

• exercise set
• stage set
• readiness
• bent
• band, circle, lot
• seth
• curing, hardening, solidification, solidifying
• arrange, coif, coiffe, coiffure, do, dress
• fructify
• adjust, correct
• fix, gear up, prepare, ready, set up
• lay out, set up
• rig, set up
• congeal, jell
• place, put
• determine
• define, determine, fix, limit, specify
• mark
• sic
• lay, place, pose, position, put
• countersink
• plant
• arrange
• localise, localize, place
• typeset
• go down, go under
• hardened
• fixed, rigid
• laid
• fit, primed
• located, placed, situated
• determined, dictated

Antonyms of set

ascend, come up, rise, uprise

More matches for set

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