[transitive] to prepare or arrange something so that it is ready for use or in position. set something Have you set the alarm clock? set something + ...

​[countable] the scenery used for a play, film, etc. We need volunteers to help build and paint the set. The locations and set designs were fabulous.

put/start; 1[transitive] set something/somebody + adv./prep. to put something or someone in a particular place or position She set a tray down on the table.

The earliest known use of the verb set is in the 1960s. OED's earliest evidence for set is from 1962, in the writing of Jessie Vaizey.

1[countable] set (of something) a group of similar things that belong together in some way a set of six chairs a complete set of her novels a set of false teeth ...

There are 64 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun set, 17 of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation ...

set · ​in a particular position · ​[usually before noun] planned or fixed · ​not likely to change · ​[only before noun] (of a meal in a restaurant) having a fixed ...

planned; 2[usually before noun] planned or fixed Each person was given set jobs to do. The school funds a set number of free places.

1. A collection of distinct objects of any sort. The objects in the set are called its members or elements. An element can occur at most once in a set.

phrasal verb. set to. ​(old-fashioned, informal) to begin doing something in a busy or determined way. Take your English to the next level.