Antonyms for set out

Grammar : Adj, verb

Spell : set

Phonetic Transcription : sɛt

Definition of set out

Origin : Old English settan (transitive) "cause to sit, put in some place, fix firmly; build, found; appoint, assign," from Proto-Germanic *(bi)satjan "to cause to sit, set" (cf. Old Norse setja, Swedish sätta, Old Saxon settian, Old Frisian setta, Dutch zetten, German setzen, Gothic satjan), causative form of PIE *sod-, variant of *sed- "to sit" (see sit (v.)). Also cf. set (n.2).
Intransitive sense from c.1200, "be seated." Used in many disparate senses by Middle English; sense of "make or cause to do, act, or be; start" and that of "mount a gemstone" attested by mid-13c. Confused with sit since early 14c. Of the sun, moon, etc., "to go down," recorded from c.1300, perhaps from similar use of the cognates in Scandinavian languages. To set (something) on "incite to attack" (c.1300) originally was in reference to hounds and game.

As in shown : adj put on display
As in itemize : verb keep detailed record
As in lay : verb put, place
As in lay out : verb design, plan
As in leave : verb depart, abandon physically
As in light out : verb run away
As in make : verb arrive, aim at
As in mean : verb have in mind; intend
As in plan : verb think out; prepare in advance
As in plant : verb put in the ground for growing
As in serve : verb aid, help; supply
As in show : verb actively exhibit something
As in start : verb begin; come into existence
As in strike out : verb leave to begin new venture
As in take off : verb leave; leave the ground
As in transcribe : verb transfer to another medium
As in travel : verb journey on a trip or tour
As in undertake : verb attempt, engage in
As in break camp : verb leave a camp
As in set sail : verb get started on trip
As in strategize : verb design
As in deploy : verb redistribute, station troops or weapons
As in design : verb plan, outline
As in display : verb show for public viewing, effect
As in embark : verb get on transportation object
As in embark on : verb begin undertaking, journey
As in ensure : verb guarantee; make secure

Example sentences :

When he set out he meant to reach the car and go back to town at once.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

It was with some trepidation that Pierre set out for the creek.
Extract from : « The Raid From Beausejour; And How The Carter Boys Lifted The Mortgage » by Charles G. D. Roberts

The moment she had dispatched her letter, she set out to visit her poor friends.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

What are these bits of stone, and of wood, and rusted nails, which are set out in front of him?
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

She rose, and having prepared herself, set out to visit her people.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

And, once they set out to get you—God, how they can frame things!
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

Forthwith, Burke set out to make the most of this favorable opportunity.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

I think he was glad when we set out for my own village in the Moon of the Sap Running.
Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin

Mali-ya-bwana and Simba set out with a posse of M'tela's men.
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

I'd be ashamed to go home and admit I hadn't done what I set out to do.
Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine

Synonyms for set out

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