set down in English dictionary

  • set down

    Meanings and definitions of "set down"

    • (idiomatic) To write
    • To place, especially on the ground or a surface; to cease carrying.
    • verb
      (idiomatic, transitive)
      To write.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To fix; to establish; to ordain.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To place, especially on the ground or a surface; to cease carrying.
    • verb
      (obsolete, transitive)
      To humiliate.
    • verb
      cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here"
    • verb
      go ashore; "The passengers disembarked at Southampton"
    • verb
      put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
    • verb
      put or settle into a position; "The hotel was set down at the bottom of the valley"
    • verb
      reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul"
    • verb
      remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel"

    Synonyms of "set down" in English dictionary

    put, get down, get are the top synonyms of "set down" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "set down" in English dictionary

    embark is the antonym of "set down" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of set down

    • set down ( third-person singular simple present sets down, present participle setting down, simple past and past participle set down)
    • set down (third-person singular simple present sets down, present participle setting down, simple past and past participle set down)

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