verb

 

a time to arrange a time when something will happen

The next meeting is set for 6 February.

 

level to decide the level of something

The interest rate has been set at 5%.

 

machine to press switches on a machine so that it will start when you want it to

I've set the alarm for 6.30.

 

sun When the sun sets, it moves down in the sky so that it cannot be seen.

The sun rises in the East and sets in the West.

 

become solid If a liquid substance sets, it becomes solid.

How long does cement take to set?

 

school work If you set work or an exam at a school or college, you ask the students to do it.

Mr Harley forgot to set us any maths homework.

 

book/film/play If a book, play, or film is set in a place or period of time, the story happens there or at that time.

It's a historical adventure set in India in the 1940s.

 

noun

 

group a group of things which belong together

a set of instructions/rules

 

film/play the place where a film or play is performed or recorded, and the pictures, furniture, etc that are used

They first met on the set of 'Star Wars'.

 

tennis one part of a tennis match

Agassi is leading by four games to one in the third set.

 

tv/radio a television or radio

a TV set

 

music a group of songs or tunes that go together to make a musical performance

 

adjective

 

fixed and never changing

Most people work for a set number of hours each week.