set definizione dal dizionario inglese italiano

Definizione monolingua

set

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

1. (transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.

   Set the tray there.

2. (transitive) To determine or settle.

   to set the rent

3. (transitive) To adjust.

   I set the alarm at 6 a.m.

4. (transitive) To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.
5. (transitive) To arrange with dishes and cutlery.

   Please set the table for our guests.

6. (transitive) To introduce or describe.

   I’ll tell you what happened, but first let me set the scene.

   • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Book III, chapter ii

     An incident which happened about this time will set the characters of these two lads more fairly before the discerning reader than is in the power of the longest dissertation.

7. (transitive) To locate, to backdrop (a play, etc).

   He says he will set his next film in France.

8. (transitive) To compile, to make (a crossword).
9. (transitive) To prepare (a stage or film set).
10. (transitive) To fit (someone) up in a situation.
11. (transitive) To arrange (type).

    It was a complex page, but he set it quickly.

12. (transitive) To devise and assign (work) to.

    The teacher set her students the task of drawing a foot.

13. (transitive, archaic) to sit.

    He set down on the stool in the corner of the room.

14. (transitive, volleyball) To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.
15. (intransitive) To solidify.

    The glue sets in 4 minutes.

16. (intransitive) Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as it rotates.

    The moon sets at 8:00 PM tonight.

17. (transitive, bridge) To defeat a contract.
18. (obsolete, now followed by ""out"", as in set out) To begin to move; to go forth.
    • c. 1599, William Shakespeare, Henry V

      The king is set from London, and the scene is now transported, gentles, to Southampton

19. (intransitive, of fruit) To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.
    • 1906, Canada. Dept. of Agriculture. Fruit Branch, Fruit crop report

      In the Annapolis Valley, in spite of an irregular bloom, the fruit has set well and has, as yet, been little affected by scab.

Wikipedia set (plural sets)

1. A matching collection of similar things.

   a set of tables

2. A collection of various objects for a particular purpose.

   a set of tools

3. An object made up several parts

   a set of steps

4. (set theory) A collection of zero or more objects, possibly infinite in size, and disregarding any order or repetition of the objects which may be contained within it.
5. (in plural, “sets”, mathematics) (informal) Set theory.
6. A group of people, usually meeting socially.

   the country set

7. A punch for setting nails in wood.

   nail set

8. The scenery for a film or play.
9. (dance) The initial or basic formation of dancers.
10. (exercise (sport)) A group of repetitions of a single exercise performed one after the other without rest.
    • 1974, Charles Gaines & George Butler, Pumping Iron: The Art and Sport of Bodybuilding, page 22.

      This is the fourth set of benchpresses.

11. (tennis) A complete series of games, forming part of a match.
12. (volleyball) A complete series of points, forming part of a match.
13. (volleyball) The act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack.
14. A device for receiving broadcast radio waves; a radio or television.

    television set

15. (poker, slang) Three of a kind in poker. In community card games, the term is usually reserved for a situation in which a pair in a players hand is matched by a single card on the board. Compare with trips.^[1]
16. (music) A musical performance by a band, disc jockey, etc., consisting of several musical pieces.
17. A sett; a hole made and lived in by a badger.
18. (music) A drum kit, a drum set.

    He plays the set on Saturdays.

19. (horticulture) A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
20. The amount the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.

set (comparative more set, superlative most set)

1. Fixed in position.
2. Rigid, solidified.
3. Ready, prepared.

   On your marks, get set, go!

   On your marks, set, go!

4. Intent, determined (to do something).

   set on getting to his destination

5. Prearranged.

   a set menu

6. Fixed in one’s opinion.

   I’m set against the idea of smacking children to punish them.

7. (of hair) Fixed in a certain style.

set

1. seven

Definizione dizionario set

	insieme
	set theory: collection of objects

apparecchio

	fissare
	to determine

	pronto
	ready, prepared

	scenario
	scenery for a film or play

	set
	A grouping of dimension members or items from a data source that are named and treated as a single unit and can be referenced or reused multiple times.

commettere

costruire

fare

mettere

ponere

	apparecchiare
	to arrange with dishes and cutlery

	deporre
	to put something down

	impostare
	A grouping of dimension members or items from a data source that are named and treated as a single unit and can be referenced or reused multiple times.

affermare

affigere

aggiustare

allestire

ambientare

applicare

apporre

assegnare

assicurare

assortimento

attrezzare

avviare

batteria

calcare

causare

cerchia

collezione

collocare

complesso

completo

corredo

creare

dare

definire

depositare

disporre

divisione

espressione

fisso

fondare

funzione

gioco

giuoco

gruppo

guarnizione

immettere

impiegare

impiego

imposta

indurire

indurirsi

introdurre

legare

mantenere

messo

montare

obbligato

ornamento

partita

pass. e p.p. di to set

piantare

porre

posare

posto

preparato

pronta

proporre

puntare

raccolto

registrare

regolare

riporre

riservare

scena

scena da riprendere

sedere

serie

servizio

situare

stabile

stabilire

stabilito

struttura

tramontare

tramonto

ubicare

usare

vestire

Altri significati:

(transitive, volleyball) To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.

(transitive) To locate, to backdrop (a play, etc).

device for receiving broadcast radio waves; a radio or television

place (in position)

(of hair) Fixed in a certain style.

A group of people, usually meeting socially.

(poker, slang) Three of a kind in poker. In community card games, the term is usually reserved for a situation in which a pair in a player's hand is matched by a single card on the board. Compare with '''trips''' .

set (a jewel, etc.)

to adjust

(music) A musical performance by a band, disc jockey, etc., consisting of several musical pieces.

A punch for setting nails in wood

fixed in one’s opinion

Prearranged.

The amount the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.

(transitive) To fit (someone) up in a situation.

set (of items)

(set theory) A collection of zero or more objects, possibly infinite in size, and disregarding any order or repetition of the objects which may be contained within it.

(music) A drum kit, a drum set.

(in plural, “sets”, mathematics) (informal) Set theory.

Ready, prepared.

(transitive) To introduce or describe.

The scenery for a film or play.

(transitive) To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.

group of people, usually meeting socially

matching collection of similar things, such as a set of tables

(exercise (sport)) A group of repetitions of a single exercise performed one after the other without rest.

(transitive) To prepare (a stage or film set).

A matching collection of similar things.

(transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.

A collection of various objects for a particular purpose.

Intent, determined (to do something).

(transitive) To compile, to make (a crossword).

prearranged

intent, determined

to locate, to backdrop

collection of various objects for a particular purpose, such as a set of tools

(intransitive) Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as it rotates.

of hair: fixed in a certain style

A sett; a hole made and lived in by a badger.

object made up several parts, such as a set of steps

to compile, to make (a crossword)

(tennis) A complete series of games, forming part of a match.

volleyball

in tennis

Fixed in one’s opinion.

(set theory) A well-defined collection of mathematical objects (called elements or members) often having a common property.

(transitive, archaic) to sit.

to punch a nail into wood

of a heavenly body: to disappear below the horizon

(volleyball) The act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack.

(transitive) To arrange (type).

party (of people)

An object made up several parts.

to arrange type

to prepare (a stage or film set)

(volleyball) A complete series of points, forming part of a match.

(transitive) To devise and assign (work) to.

to fit (someone) up in a situation