Definition of set down - Reverso English Dictionary
Phrasal verb
1.
transportationUK allow passengers to leave a vehicleUK
- The bus set down passengers at the station.
2.
writingwrite or record information
- She set down her thoughts in a journal.
3.
rulesestablish rules or principles
- The committee set down the guidelines for the project..
4.
aviationland an aircraft
- The pilot managed to set down the plane safely..
5.
judgingDated judge or consider in a certain wayDated
- He was set down as a reliable person.
6.
attributingDated ascribe or attribute somethingDated
- The success was set down to hard work.
7.
rebukingDated UK reprove or rebuke someoneDated UK
- She was set down for her rude behavior.
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drop off
set down from a vehicle
placement
placed or set down in a specific location
setting
set something down with a noise
place
set something down with a noise
table contest
sport of stacking and taking down beakers fast, following set patterns
biology
inherited set of genes and traits passed down from earlier generations
heavy placement
placed or set down heavily
Examples of set down in a sentence
The train set down commuters at the city center. He set down the meeting notes for everyone to review. The author set down her ideas for the new book. The board set down new policies for the employees. The teacher set down the rules for the classroom. The helicopter set down in the clearing.
He set down the jet on the runway with precision. The committee set her down as the strongest candidate. He was quickly set down as an outsider. The delay was set down to bad weather. Her silence was set down to shyness. The manager set down the employee for tardiness. He was set down for not following the rules.
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- French:déposer, inscrire, ...
- German:absetzen, aufschreiben, ...
- Italian:far scendere, annotare, ...
- Spanish:dejar, escribir, ...
- Portuguese:deixar sair, escrever, ...
- Chinese:让乘客下车, 写下, ...
- Japanese:降ろす, 書き留める, ...
- Arabic:أَنْزَلَ, دَوَّنَ, ...
- Hebrew:לְהוֹרִיד, לִרְשׁוֹם, ...
- Russian:высаживать, записать, ...
- Ukrainian:висаджувати, записати, ...
- Hindi:उतारना, लिखना, ...
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