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- [set uh-pahrt]
- /sɛt əˈpɑrt/
- /set əˈpɑːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [set uh-pahrt]
- /sɛt əˈpɑrt/
Definitions of set apart words
- verb with object set apart to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table. 1
- verb with object set apart to place in a particular position or posture: Set the baby on his feet. 1
- verb with object set apart to place in some relation to something or someone: We set a supervisor over the new workers. 1
- verb with object set apart to put into some condition: to set a house on fire. 1
- verb with object set apart to put or apply: to set fire to a house. 1
- verb with object set apart to put in the proper position: to set a chair back on its feet. 1
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Origin of set apart
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (v.) Middle English setten, Old English settan; cognate with Old Norse setja, German setzen, Gothic satjan, all < Germanic *satjan, causative of *setjan to sit1; (noun) (in senses denoting the action of setting or the state of being set) Middle English set, set(t)e, derivative of the v. and its past participle; (in senses denoting a group) Middle English sette < Old French < Latin secta sect (in later use influenced by the v. and Middle Low German gesette set, suite)
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Parts of speech for Set apart
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
set apart popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
set apart usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for set apart
verb set apart
- add up — If facts or events do not add up, they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done adds up, it is reasonable and sensible.
- blockaded — the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
- button down — (of a shirt collar) having buttonholes so it can be buttoned to the body of the shirt.
- call — a demand for redeemable bonds or shares to be presented for repayment
- close in — If a group of people close in on a person or place, they come nearer and nearer to them and gradually surround them.
adj set apart
adjective set apart
- absolved — Simple past tense and past participle of absolve.
- adopted — having been adopted
- aloof — Someone who is aloof is not very friendly and does not like to spend time with other people.
- apart — When people or things are apart, they are some distance from each other.
- apportioned — to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
Antonyms for set apart
adjective set apart
- associated — If one thing is associated with another, the two things are connected with each other.
- disengaged — to release from attachment or connection; loosen; unfasten: to disengage a clutch.
- hindered — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- nonexempt — Not exempt.
- offered — to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer: He offered me a cigarette.
verb set apart
- curse — If you curse, you use rude or offensive language, usually because you are angry about something.
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