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I. [c red]NOUN USES (sets) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A set of things is a number of things that belong together or that are thought of as a group. There must be one set of laws for the whole of the country... I might need a spare set of clothes... The computer repeats a set of calculations... Only she and Mr Cohen had complete sets of keys to the shop... The mattress and base are normally bought as a set. ...a chess set. N-COUNT: oft N of n 2. In tennis, a set is one of the groups of six or more games that form part of a match. Graf was leading 5-1 in the first set. N-COUNT: oft supp N 3. In mathematics, a set is a group of mathematical quantities that have some characteristic in common. N-COUNT 4. A band’s or musician’s set is the group of songs or tunes that they perform at a concert. The band continued with their set after a short break... N-COUNT 5. You can refer to a group of people as a set if they meet together socially or have the same interests and lifestyle. He belonged to what the press called ‘The Chelsea Set’. N-SING: supp N see also jet set 6. The set for a play, film, or television show is the furniture and scenery that is on the stage when the play is being performed or in the studio where filming takes place. From the first moment he got on the set, he wanted to be a director too... ...his stage sets for the Folies Bergeres. N-COUNT: also on/off N 7. The set of someone’s face or part of their body is the way that it is fixed in a particular expression or position, especially one that shows determination. Matt looked at Hugh and saw the stubbornness in the set of his shoulders... N-SING: usu the N of n 8. A set is an appliance. For example, a television set is a television. Children spend so much time in front of the television set... N-COUNT: oft supp N II. [c red]VERB AND ADJECTIVE USES (sets, setting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'set' is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle of the verb. Please look at category 25 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword. 1. If you set something somewhere, you put it there, especially in a careful or deliberate way. He took the case out of her hand and set it on the floor... When he set his glass down he spilled a little drink. = put, place VERB: V n prep, V n with adv 2. If something is set in a particular place or position, it is in that place or position. The castle is set in 25 acres of beautiful grounds... = situated ADJ: v-link ADJ prep/adv 3. If something is set into a surface, it is fixed there and does not stick out. The man unlocked a gate set in a high wall and let me through... ADJ: v-link ADJ prep/adv 4. You can use set to say that a person or thing causes another person or thing to be in a particular condition or situation. For example, to set someone free means to cause them to be free, and to set something going means to cause it to start working. Set the kitchen timer going... A phrase from the conference floor set my mind wandering... Dozens of people have been injured and many vehicles set on fire... Churchill immediately set into motion a daring plan. VERB: V n -ing, V n -ing, be V-ed adj/adv, V n with prep 5. When you set a clock or control, you adjust it to a particular point or level. Set the volume as high as possible... I forgot to set my alarm and I overslept. VERB: V n adv/prep, V n 6. If you set a date, price, goal, or level, you decide what it will be. The conference chairman has set a deadline of noon tomorrow... A date will be set for a future meeting... VERB: V n, V n 7. If you set a certain value on something, you think it has that value. She sets a high value on autonomy... VERB: V n on n/-ing 8. If you set something such as a record, an example, or a precedent, you do something that people will want to copy or try to achieve. Legal experts said her case would not set a precedent because it was an out-of-court settlement... A new world marathon record of 2 hrs, 8 min, 5 sec, was set by Stephen Jones of Great Britain... VERB: V n, V n 9. If someone sets you a task or aim or if you set yourself a task or aim, you need to succeed in doing it. I have to plan my academic work very rigidly and set myself clear objectives... VERB: V n n 10. To set an examination or a question paper means to decide what questions will be asked in it. (BRIT; in AM, usually use make up) He broke with the tradition of setting examinations in Latin. VERB: V n 11. You use set to describe something which is fixed and cannot be changed. Investors can apply for a package of shares at a set price... ADJ: usu ADJ n 12. A set book must be studied by students taking a particular course. (BRIT; in AM, use required) One of the set books is Jane Austen’s Emma. ADJ: ADJ n 13. If a play, film, or story is set in a particular place or period of time, the events in it take place in that place or period. The play is set in a small Midwestern town. ADJ: v-link ADJ prep/adv 14. If you are set to do something, you are ready to do it or are likely to do it. If something is set to happen, it is about to happen or likely to happen. Roberto Baggio was set to become one of the greatest players of all time... ADJ: v-link ADJ to-inf 15. If you are set on something, you are strongly determined to do or have it. If you are set against something, you are strongly determined not to do or have it. She was set on going to an all-girls school... ADJ: v-link ADJ on/against n/-ing 16. If you set your face or jaw, you put on a fixed expression of determination. Instead, she set her jaw grimly and waited in silence... VERB: V n 17. When something such as jelly, melted plastic, or cement sets, it becomes firm or hard. You can add ingredients to these desserts as they begin to set... VERB: V 18. When the sun sets, it goes below the horizon. They watched the sun set behind the distant dales. ...the red glow of the setting sun. VERB: V, V-ing 19. To set a trap means to prepare it to catch someone or something. He seemed to think I was setting some sort of trap for him... VERB: V n for n 20. When someone sets the table, they prepare it for a meal by putting plates and cutlery on it. = lay VERB 21. If someone sets a poem or a piece of writing to music, they write music for the words to be sung to. He has attracted much interest by setting ancient religious texts to music. VERB: V n to n 22. see also setting, set-to 23. If someone sets the scene or sets the stage for an event to take place, they make preparations so that it can take place. The Democrat convention has set the scene for a ferocious election campaign this autumn... PHRASE: V inflects 24. If you say that someone is set in their ways, you are being critical of the fact that they have fixed habits and ideas which they will not easily change, even though they may be old-fashioned. PHRASE: V inflects c darkgreen]disapproval 25. to set eyes on something: see eye to set fire to something: see fire to set foot somewhere: see foot to set your heart on something: see heart to set sail: see sail to set great store by or on something: see store to set to work: see work
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I. verb (~; ~ting) Etymology: Middle English ~ten, from Old English ~tan; akin to Old High German sezzen to ~, Old English sittan to sit Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to cause to sit ; place in or on a seat 2. a. to put (a fowl) on eggs to hatch them b. to put (eggs) for hatching under a fowl or into an incubator 3. to place (oneself) in position to start running in a race 4. a. to place with care or deliberate purpose and with relative stability ~ a ladder against the wall ~ a stone on the grave b. transplant 1 ~ seedlings c. (1) to make (as a trap) ready to catch prey (2) to fix (a hook) firmly into the jaw of a fish d. to put aside (as dough containing yeast) for fermenting 5. to direct with fixed attention ~ your mind to it 6. a. to cause to assume a specified condition, relation, or occupation slaves were ~ free ~ the house on fire b. to cause the start of ~ a fire 7. a. to appoint or assign to an office or duty b. post, station 8. to cause to assume a specified posture or position ~ the door ajar 9. a. to fix as a distinguishing imprint, sign, or appearance the years have ~ their mark on him b. affix c. apply ~ a match to kindling 10. to fix or decide on as a time, limit, or regulation ; prescribe ~ a wedding day ~ the rules for the game 11. a. to establish as the highest level or best performance ~ a record for the half mile b. to furnish as a pattern or model ~ an example of generosity c. to allot as a task ~ting lessons for the children to work upon at home — Manchester Examiner 12. a. to adjust (a device and especially a measuring device) to a desired position ~ the alarm for 7:00 ~ a thermostat at 68; also to adjust (as a clock) in conformity with a standard b. to restore to normal position or connection when dislocated or fractured ~ a broken bone c. to spread to the wind ~ the sails 13. a. to put in order for use ~ a place for a guest b. to make scenically ready for a performance...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. v. (setting; past and past part. set) 1 tr. put, lay, or stand (a thing) in a certain position or location (set it on the table; set it upright). 2 tr. (foll. by to) apply (one thing) to (another) (set pen to paper). 3 tr. a fix ready or in position. b dispose suitably for use, action, or display. 4 tr. a adjust the hands of (a clock or watch) to show the right time. b adjust (an alarm clock) to sound at the required time. 5 tr. a fix, arrange, or mount. b insert (a jewel) in a ring, framework, etc. 6 tr. make (a device) ready to operate. 7 tr. lay (a table) for a meal. 8 tr. arrange (the hair) while damp so that it dries in the required style. 9 tr. (foll. by with) ornament or provide (a surface, esp. a precious item) (gold set with gems). 10 tr. bring by placing or arranging or other means into a specified state; cause to be (set things in motion; set it on fire). 11 intr. & tr. harden or solidify (the jelly is set; the cement has set). 12 intr. (of the sun, moon, etc.) appear to move towards and below the earth's horizon (as the earth rotates). 13 tr. represent (a story, play, scene, etc.) as happening in a certain time or place. 14 tr. a (foll. by to + infin.) cause or instruct (a person) to perform a specified activity (set them to work). b (foll. by pres. part.) start (a person or thing) doing something (set him chatting; set the ball rolling). 15 tr. present or impose as work to be done or a matter to be dealt with (set them an essay). 16 tr. exhibit as a type or model (set a good example). 17 tr. initiate; take the lead in (set the fashion; set the pace). 18 tr. establish (a record etc.). 19 tr. determine or decide (the itinerary is set). 20 tr. appoint or establish (set them in authority). 21 tr. join, attach, or fasten. 22 tr. a put parts of (a broken or dislocated bone, limb, etc.) into the correct position for healing. b deal with (a fracture or dislocation) in this way. 23 tr. (in full set to music) provide (words etc.) with music for singing. 24 tr. (often foll. by up) Printing a arrange or produce (type or film...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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сокр. от stepped electrode transistor транзистор с выступающими электродами SET 1) набор; комплект; группа; ряд; семейство; партия 2) совокупность; множество 3) установка; агрегат; аппарат 4) горн. оклад (крепи) 5) батарея коксовых печей 6) установка; регулирование; настройка; наладка устанавливать; регулировать; настраивать; налаживать 7) юстировка юстировать 8) остаточная деформация 9) схватывание; затвердевание; отверждение схватывать(ся); затвердевать; отверждать(ся) 10) стабилизация; фиксация (красителя, нити) стабилизировать; фиксировать (краситель, нить) 11) крепление закреплять 12) осадка (грунта) оседать (о грунте) 13) накрывка (штукатурки) наносить накрывку 14) глубина погружения сваи при ударе молота 15) разводка (зубьев пилы) разводить (зубья пилы) 16) радиостанция 17) радиоприёмник 18) телевизионный приёмник, телевизор 19) вчт. установка в состояние "1" устанавливать в состояние "1" 20) тлв, кфт. декорация 21) полигр. набор набирать 22) полигр. сет (единица измерения ширины знака) 23) закреплять, высыхать (о печатной краске) 24) полигр. комплект, гарнитура 25) свёртываться (о молоке) 26) отстаиваться (о сливках) 27) замешивать (тесто) set after break — остаточное...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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1) комплект; набор (кодов); группа 2) установка см. half-set c gray1) – alphanumeric set – analog subscriber set – answer relay set – antisidetone set – ASCII-character set – automatic zero set – auxiliary communication type set – beacon set – bridging set – callback-telephone set – channel set – character set – coded-character set – command set – common-battery set – conference set – converter set – cord set – cradle set – crystal set – customer set – data set – device-control code set – dial-telephone set – dictaphone set – digital subscriber set – direct-data set – discharging set – domestic-television set – duplex-trunk communication set – executive set – expansion set – extension set – fiber-optic terminal set – four-wire set – freehand set – frequency changer set – G1 code set – G2 code set – generating set – ground-to-airplane UHF-communication set – handset set – hybrid set – incoming set – industry TV-set – infrared-communications set – interface set – key set – language set – LH-termination set – local battery telephone set – local communication set – long distance dial set – loud-speaking communication set – magnet telephone set – manual telephone set – matching relay set – mosaic graphic set – noise/interference set – noise-immune set – nontemporary data set – null set – n-wire set – open-standard digital television set – operator's set – outgoing set – paging telephone set – paired subscriber's set – paired telephone set – PBX components set – personal hearing set – polar set – polar-battery set – primary group converting set – primary trunking set – projection set – push-button set – quaternary trunking set – radiac set – radio set – radiosonde set – receiving set – relay set – resistance set – satellite communication set – searching signaling set – selective communication set – SHF-antenna set – simplex trunk...Англо-русский Русско-английски словарь по телекоммуникациям
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1) агрегат 2) агрегация 3) ансамбль 4) включать 5) выметывать 6) задать 7) геод. закреплять 8) затвердевать 9) класс 10) комплект 11) множество 12) набор 13) оклад 14) откорректировать 15) партия 16) полагать 17) помещать 18) поставленный 19) семейство 20) сет 21) сочетание 22) упирать 23) установивший 24) установленный absolutely closed set — абсолютно замкнутое множество absolutely convex set — абсолютно выпуклое множество absorption of a set — поглощение множества adsolutely summable set — абсолютно суммируемое множество affinely invariant set — аффинно инвариантное множество almost closed set — почти замкнутое множество analytically negligible set — аналитически пренебрежимое множество aposyndetic point set — апосиндетическое точечное множество arithmetically definable set — арифметически определимое множество at most denumerable set — не более чем счетное множество boundary cluster set — матем. множество граничных предельных значений cardinality of a set — мощность множества collectively bounded set — ограниченное в совокупности множество completely arithmetically productive set — вполне арифметически продуктивное множество completely generating set — вполне порождающее множество completely nonatomic set — вполне неатомистичное множество completely productive set — вполне продуктивное множество completely separable...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1) фин. сокр. от secure electronic transaction 2) бирж. сокр. от Stock Exchange of Thailand SET 1. сущ. 1) комплект, ряд, группа; партия изделий 2) установка, прибор; агрегат 3) выбор • - at a set price - bill in set - bills in a set - constraint set - in a set of three - set about - set aside - set down - set forth - set of bills - set of exchange - set of general guidelines - set of inequalities - set of preferences - set of prices - set of rules - set of samples - set of statistical data - set of strategies - set of variables - set off - set out - set up an account - set up Syn: choice, selection, broad variety, trade-off, option, pick, unit, plant, assembly 2. прил. 1) определенный 2) постоянный, твердо установленный - set price - set programme - set wage 3. гл. 1) ставить, класть 2) устанавливать, назначать (цену) 3) пускать (в действие) 4) приводить (в состояние) 5) начинать - set a price - set apart - set limits to smth. - set the pattern SET сущ. 1) общ. комплект, набор; коллекция; ассортимент, партия изделий 2) потр. сервиз; гарнитур; прибор (туалетный, бритвенный, письменный) 3) общ. серия (лекций, наблюдений), ряд (домов, вопросов), совокупность (наблюдений) 4) общ. группа (лиц), компания (людей), банда или шайка (хулиганов), круг (определенных людей (напр., политиков, законодателей мод)); состав (учащихся, студентов) 5) тех. установка, агрегат; прибор, аппарат 6) СМИ съемочная площадка 7) СМИ декорация 8) тех. приемник (радио- или телевизионный) 9)...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1) ряд; серия; набор 2) биом. множество, совокупность 3) кладка (яиц) 4) саженец; севок; посадочный материал; сажать, высаживать 5) завязь; завязываться (о плодах или семенах) 6) делать стойку (о собаке) 7) ставить сеть 8) телосложение 9) насиженный (о яйце) to set on — натравливать (собаку) to set out — высаживать to set up — восстанавливать силы – set of head – set of observations – set of puppies – set of samples – set of symptoms – chromosome set – control set – critical set – preparatory set ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. комплект, набор; коллекция in sets —- в комплектах, в наборах a set of chessmen —- шахматы a set of stamps —- комплект марок a set of sails —- мор. комплект парусов well-chosen set —- хорошо подобранная коллекция 2. сервиз a set of china —- фарфоровый сервиз 3. гарнитур a set of furniture —- гарнитур мебели 4. прибор toilet (dressing table) set —- туалетный прибор writing (desk) set —- письменный прибор razor set —- бритвенный прибор 5. (полный) комплект издания a set of Dickens —- (полное) собрание сочинений Диккенса 6. серия, ряд a set of houses —- ряд домов a set of lectures —- цикл лекций a set of rules —- список правил 7. совокупность a set of observations —- совокупность наблюдений 8. группа (лиц); состав a set of men —- группа людей a poor set of players —- плохая команда, плохие игроки four sets of dancers (partners) —- четыре пары танцоров 9. набор, состав (учащихся, студентов и т. п.) 10. компания, круг the political set —- политические круги 11. общество gambling set —- картежники, завсегдатаи игорных домов they have got into a bad set —- они попали в плохую компанию 12. банда, шайка a set of hooligans —- банда хулиганов a set of thieves —- шайка воров 13. театр. кин. декорация set designer —- художник по декорациям; художник кинофильма set dresser —- кин. декоратор 14. кин. съемочная площадка on the set —- на съемочной площадке...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) набор, комплект; a chess set - шахматы; a set of golf-clubs - комплект клюшек для гольфа; a dressing-table set - туалетный прибор; a set of Shakespeares plays - собрание произведений Шекспира - set of false teeth 2) круг людей, связанных общими интересами - the smart set - the fast set 3) радиоприемник; телевизор 4) направление (течения, ветра) 5) направленность, тенденция 6) конфигурация, очертания; строение; линии; осанка; the set of ones shoulders - линия плеч; the set of ones head - посадка головы; I dont like the set of his coat - мне не нравится, как на нем сидит пальто 7) poet. закат 8) сет (в теннисе) 9) стойка (собаки) 10) декорации; съемочная площадка 11) саженец; посадочный материал; onion sets - лук-саженец 12) молодой побег (растения) 13) укладка (волос) 14) psych. настрой 15) mining оклад крепи 16) tech. ширина развода (пилы) 17) constr. осадка 18) tech. остаточная деформация 19) tech. обжимка 20) text. съем - make a dead set Syn: see clique 2. adj. 1) неподвижный, застывший (о взгляде, улыбке) 2) обдуманный (о намерении); of set purpose - с умыслом; предумышленный 3) заранее приготовленный, составленный (о речи) 4) установленный, назначенный; предписанный 5) построенный 6) установившийся - set fair 7) твердый, решительный, непоколебимый 8) сложенный;...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 v past tense and past participle set »PUT DOWN« 1 »PUT« T always + adv/prep to carefully put something down somewhere, especially something that is difficult to carry (set sth down/on etc) (She set the tray down on a table next to his bed.) »START STH HAPPENING« 2 set sth on fire/alight/ablaze to make something start burning (Crowds of youths started overturning cars and setting them on fire.) 3 set the pattern/tone/trend to happen or do something in a particular way that is then repeated many times or which continues for a long time (Gabriel's style set the trend for the scores of rock videos that followed.) 4 set in motion/progress/train to make something start happening, especially by means of an official order (The government is to set in motion a wide-ranging review of defence spending.) »DECIDE/ESTABLISH« 5 set a time/date/price etc to decide that something should happen at a particular time, cost a particular amount of money etc (Have you set a date for the wedding?) 6 set guidelines/standards/conditions/limits etc to officially establish rules, standards etc for doing something (standards of hygiene set by the Health Department) 7 set a precedent if an event or action sets a precedent, it shows people a way of doing something which they can use or copy (If her claim against her employers is successful, it could set a legal precedent.) »JOB/STH TO DO« 8 set sb a task/challenge/goal etc to decide that someone should try and achieve something, especially something that needs a lot of effort (Wilkins then set himself the task of tagging all the birds on the island. | set yourself to do sth) (She had set herself to write a novel.) 9 »GIVE SB A PIECE OF WORK« BrE to give someone a piece of work to do, especially a student in your class or someone who works for you (set sb sth) (Mr. Phipps set us an essay on the origins of the French Revolution.) 10 »EXAMINATION« BrE to invent questions for students to answer, especially in an examination (Whoever set the questions obviously didn't know much...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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