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After mature consideration it was unanimously agreed, that, to prevent as much as possible their attempting to return and molest the settlers that may be set down on their lands, a sufficient number of vessels should be hired with all possible expedition for that purpose.
Charles Lawrence

Meaning of "set down" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SET DOWN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SET DOWN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Set down is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES SET DOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of set down in the English dictionary

The first definition of set down in the dictionary is to write down or record. Other definition of set down is to judge, consider, or regard. Set down is also to ascribe; attribute.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SET DOWN

set about
set against
set aside
set at naught
set back
set by the ears
set chisel
set designer
set eyes on
set fire to
set forth
set in
set menu
set off
set on
set on foot
set one´s cap for
set one´s face against
set one´s hand to
set one´s heart on

WORDS THAT END LIKE SET DOWN

back down
break down
bring the house down
cut down
down
get down
go down
hands down
hold down
lay down
put down
ride down
sit down
step down
take down
turn down
up and down
upside down
when the chips are down
wind down
write down

Synonyms and antonyms of set down in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «set down» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SET DOWN

Find out the translation of set down to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of set down from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «set down» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

establecido
570 millions of speakers

English

set down
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नीचे सेट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المنصوص عليها
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сел
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

estabelecido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সেট ডাউন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

déposer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

ditetapkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

absetzen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

下に置く
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아래 설정
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyetel mudhun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ghi vào
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அமைக்கவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सेट करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Inmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

posare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

określiło
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сіл
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stabilite
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

που ορίζονται
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

neergesit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fastställs
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

satt ned
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of set down

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SET DOWN»

The term «set down» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.541 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SET DOWN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about set down

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7 QUOTES WITH «SET DOWN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word set down.
1
Janet Frame
From the first place of liquid darkness, within the second place of air and light, I set down the following record with its mixture of fact and truths and memories of truths and its direction toward the Third Place, where the starting point is myth.
2
Marie de France
The dead and past stories that I have told again in divers fashions, are not set down without authority.
3
Ana Ivanovic
Even if I play backgammon with my coach, I hate to lose. I won't talk to him for, like, an hour. So imagine how it feels when you lose at tennis. That makes me determined not to lose because I hate it so much. Even at a set down and match point, I always believe I can come back.
4
E. L. Konigsburg
I think it's important to experience kindness so that you can experience it more in the future. I believe that patterns of emotional behavior are set down before adolescence. And I think that if you have not observed kindness, you will not recognize it. You have to experience kindness in order to be kind.
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Charles Lawrence
After mature consideration it was unanimously agreed, that, to prevent as much as possible their attempting to return and molest the settlers that may be set down on their lands, a sufficient number of vessels should be hired with all possible expedition for that purpose.
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Michael Sheen
'Hamlet' is one of the most dangerous things ever set down on paper. All the big, unknowable questions like what it is to be a human being; the difference between sanity and insanity; the meaning of life and death; what's real and not real. All these subjects can literally drive you mad.
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Dick Spring
There is a great deal of work that can be done between the SDLP representing the Nationalist population and the Unionist Parties, and I believe we should set down to do that.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SET DOWN»

Discover the use of set down in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to set down and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Set Down Here
What distinguishes this collection are both Kuby's fusion of small details With big subjects and her confessions of doubt interspersed With leaps of faith. Toned With humor and a Wry observation oflife, Set Down Here reinforces Kuby's earlier  ...
Lolette Kuby, 2002
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Brief Lives
Full edition in modern spelling of Aubrey's racy portraits of great figures of 16-17c England, from Sir Walter Raleigh to John Milton.
John Aubrey, Richard W. Barber, 1982
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Set Down in Malice a Book of Reminiscences
A biographical volume from the author, Gerald Cumberland (pseudonym of Charles Frederick Kenyon), who was a contemporary of such renowned literary figures as George Bernard Shaw, W. B. Yeats, and Edward Elgar and noted for such works as The ...
Gerald Cumberland, 2011
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The Legal Observer, Or, Journal of Jurisprudence
West, exceptions — set down January 16, 1840 Alder r. Da vail— (February 4, 1840) Frobisher v. Logan Barber v. Hollington, exceptions — set down Jan. 23 Dawson v. Day — Laws v. Day — (Feby. 15, 1840) Short — Robinson v. Wood ...
‎1840
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A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are ...
They have set down, that a rose set by garlick is sweeter, because the more fetid juice goeth into the garlick. Bacon. Some rules were to be set down for the government of the army. Clarendon. The reasons that led me intothe meaning which ...
Samuel Johnson, Henry John Todd, 1805
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Honey in the Rock: The Ruby Pickens Tartt Collection of ...
-l- Father of Abraham set down side uv de lamb Father of Abraham set down side uv de lamb I kin reel en I kin rock, set down side uv de lamb. Oh, two barrels of pickled pork, Two barrels of meal Make God's chillun super in de heel, Set down  ...
Olivia Solomon, Jack Solomon, 2002
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Every man his own teacher: or, Lancaster's theory of ...
To which are annexed thirty-two cards of lessons, to be suspended in the school- room conformably to the Lancaster plan John Preston. KEY TO CARD M. 15. One to 7 is 8 — 8 from 2 I cannot, but 8 from 12 and 4 remain; set down 4 and carry ...
John Preston, 1817
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The universal etymological English dictionary
... the letter (r), which having set down, I count on to the 9th square beyond, and find the letter (ij, which having set down, I count 04 again to the oth square farther , and find the letter [d), which having set down, I couat on again to the 9th square,  ...
Nathan Bailey, 1776
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Manual of the Lancasterian system, of teaching reading, ...
Example and Keyt 2 3 4 5 6 4 4 time* 6 are 24 ; set down 4 under the 6, and carry 2. 4 times 5 are 20, and 2 1 carry are 22 ; set down 2 under the 5y and carry 2. 4 times 4 are 16, and 2 I carry are 18; set down 8 under the 4, and carry 1. 4 times ...
Public School Society of New-York, British and Foreign School Society, 1820
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Arithmetical institutions: Containing a compleat system of ...
Containing a compleat system of arithmetic, natural, logarithmical, and algebraical in all their branches ... John Kirkby. Ex.gr. Let it be required to find the Sum of the given Numbers 4037. 654+7956.508-1-684.097+5932.630. First set down the ...
John Kirkby, 1735

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SET DOWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term set down is used in the context of the following news items.
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SET down 2.33 to 1410.22 at noon
WICE made a successful debut on the Stock Exchange of Thailand on July 28, 2015, with its stock price surging 143% from the IPO price at noon. (SET photo). «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»
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SET down 6.32 points at opening
The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index opened at 1,431.76 points, down 6.32 points from Friday's close. The trade value was 889.51 million baht, with ... «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»
3
SET down 21.20 to 1416.88 at midday
The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index sank 1.47%, or 21.20 points, to 1,416.88 at noon on Monday. Total trading value was 18.44 billion baht, with 4.54 ... «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»
4
SET down 5.12 to 1481.62 | Bangkok Post: business
The MAI index, however, gained 2.39 points, or 0.37%, to 641.74, with total transaction value of 1.66 billion baht. Top 5 most active stocks. Close. Change. baht. «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»
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SET down 13.52 to 1470.25 points
The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went down 13.52 points, or 0.91%, to close at 1,470.25 points today. Total trading value was 37.63 billion baht, with ... «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»
6
SET down 0.64 point at opening
The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index opened at 1,469.61 points, down 0.64 point from Wednesday's close. The trade value was 1.02 billion baht, with ... «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»
7
SET down 2.48 to 1489.14 at midday
The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index fell 2.48 points or 0.17% to 1,489.14 at noon on Friday. Total trading value was 15.37 billion baht, with 3.63 billion ... «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»
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Stephens, Vandeweghe come from a set down to advance at …
Stephens overcame Naomi Broady of Britain, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) in a match lasting almost exactly two hours, while Vandeweghe ousted Johanna Larsson of ... «Fox News, Jun 15»
9
Bucs DE Smith ready to set down roots
He's been trying for four years now to lay down some roots with an NFL team, and he believes he finally has the opportunity to do it here in Tampa. “In Buffalo ... «TBO.com, Jun 15»
10
Novak Djokovic comes back from set down to reach Miami Open …
Novak Djokovic rallied from a set and a break down Tuesday to beat Alexandr ... Dolgopolov led 4-1 in the second set before the world No 1 mounted a ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»

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