Set out - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈset ˈaʊt|
Brit.
|set ˈaʊt|
verb
- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action (syn: begin, commence, get, get down, set about, start, start out)
- lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line (syn: array, lay out, range)
- leave (syn: depart, part, set forth, set off, start, start out, take off)
- lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line (syn: array, lay out, range)
- leave (syn: depart, part, set forth, set off, start, start out, take off)
Examples
Her uncle helped her to set out as a professional singer.
The wedding gifts are set out in the next room for guests to admire.
Breakfast was set out in a small room.
The hat sets you out.
This is not what I set out to learn when I took this course.
...in his inaugural address, the president set out his vision for the nation over the next four years...