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I hate how I've had the mantle set on my shoulders as being against the record label. We've had some issues, but that is the nature of business.
Sheryl Crow

Meaning of "set on" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SET ON

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SET ON

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

WHAT DOES SET ON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of set on in the English dictionary

The definition of set on in the dictionary is to cause to attack. Other definition of set on is to instigate or incite; urge.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SET ON

set by the ears
set chisel
set designer
set down
set eyes on
set fire to
set forth
set in
set menu
set off
set on foot
set one´s cap for
set one´s face against
set one´s hand to
set one´s heart on
set one´s seal on
set one´s sights on
set out
set out one´s stall
set piece

WORDS THAT END LIKE SET ON

act on
be great on
count on
get on
hit on
hot on
just on
lay it on
let on
light on
lose out on
put on
right on
run out on
shed light on
sit on
start on
sweet on
take out on
walk out on

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «set on» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SET ON

Find out the translation of set on to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of set on 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 on» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

设置
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

establecer en
570 millions of speakers

English

set on
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पर सेट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تعيين على
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

установить на
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

definido em
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সেট করুন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mettre sur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

ditetapkan pada
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

eingestellt auf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オンに設定
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

에 설정
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyetel ing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thiết lập trên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அமைக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सेट करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ayarlanmış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

impostato su
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ustawiony na
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

встановити на
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

setat pe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

που σε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ingestel op
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

inställd på
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

satt på
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of set on

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SET ON»

The term «set on» is very widely used and occupies the 15.146 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SET ON» OVER TIME

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «SET ON»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word set on.
1
Dante Alighieri
Pride, envy, avarice - these are the sparks have set on fire the hearts of all men.
2
Katy B
I went to the Brit School for the performing arts in Croydon at 14, picking music as my main subject, and I'm so glad I did. I knew lots of people who'd gone there, so I always had my mind set on it.
3
Xander Berkeley
I can't help but have my sights set on Scorsese, Cohen Brothers and Spike Jones.
4
Amy Bloom
I am all for loving relationships in which the couple at the center are a match set in terms of height, weight, color, and socially approved orientation. But it doesn't strike me as any better or more blessed or more heartwarming than when people who clearly are not a match set on the outside are so clearly meant to be together on the inside.
5
Sitting Bull
When I was a boy, the Sioux owned the world. The sun rose and set on their land; they sent ten thousand men to battle. Where are the warriors today? Who slew them? Where are our lands? Who owns them?
6
Naomi Campbell
I'm not set on a pedestal where I think I'm too high and mighty.
7
Charisma Carpenter
I had my heart set on becoming an English teacher, but stumbled into acting after meeting a theatrical agent in my dad's restaurant in San Diego.
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Sheryl Crow
I hate how I've had the mantle set on my shoulders as being against the record label. We've had some issues, but that is the nature of business.
9
John Cullum
There was a time I wouldn't fly to California if I had to spend the night. Can you believe it? I would not fly to California, the phrase was, 'if the sun has to set on me.' I just had prejudices against it.
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Joe Davis
I went to school at this log school house. A white woman was my teacher, I do not remember her name. My father had to pay her one dollar a month for me. Us kids that went to school did not have desks, we used slates and set on the hued down logs for seats.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SET ON»

Discover the use of set on in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to set on and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Mind Set on Flint: Studies in Honour of Dick Stapert
This volume comprises papers presented to Dick Stapert on the occasion of his retirement from the Groningen Institute of Archaeology (University of Groningen) in 2011 and celebrates his scientific career.
M. J. L. Th Niekus, Martin Street, Thomas Terberger, 2012
2
Victor Serge: The Course is Set on Hope
The first biography to give due weight to the commitment and optimism of this great political thinker.
Susan Weissman, 2001
3
A City Set on a Hill
This book presents detailed Scriptural evidence that proves that the second coming of Jesus Christ and the rapture of the Church occur after the great tribulation.After presenting evidence for the posttribulational rapture, the author then ...
Jr. Raul E. Lopez, 2011
4
True Love Is Friendship Set on Fire: And Other Proverbs of Love
A collection of proverbs from around the world reflects on the powers, joys, and challenges of love.
‎1998
5
My mind set on freedom: a history of the civil rights ...
Traces the course of the American civil rights movement, citing events and individuals that transformed the American South
John A. Salmond, 1997
6
Nature o the Effect of Set On Perception
Since the studies by Haber are the only ones that have shown this higher-order dependency of set on encoding, further research will be needed before these possibilities can be analyzed successfully. Conclusions Evidence on the effects of ...
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Lynchburg: A City Set on Seven Hills
Once the primary hunting ground of the Monocan Indians and later a harmonious common area shared with the Quakers, Lynchburg was a crossroads for various cultures even before its founding following the French and Indian War.
Clifton W. Potter, Dorothy Bundy Turner Potter, 2004
8
Set This House on Fire
“One of the finest novels of our times.” —The San Francisco Chronicle Set This House on Fire is a story of evil and redemption involving three American men whose paths converge on a film shoot in Italy at the close of the 1940s.
William Styron, 2010
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The Mind Set on the Flesh
Bill Prickett. As long as you're relaxed, Thumper thought. “So, are you enjoying your first time in a gay bar?” “Who told you that?” Jonah's face showed surprise. “ No need to. Like one of God's prophets, I see into the hearts of men. The fact is, I  ...
Bill Prickett, 2010
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A Light Set on a Hill: A Chronicle of the Cathedral Parish ...
Includes a history of St. Lucia's Cathedral, Kotahena.
Placidus M. Fernando, 1988

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