What does set out mean?

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set out

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commenceverb

    take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

    "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"

  2. range, array, lay out, set outverb

    lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line

    "lay out the clothes"; "lay out the arguments"

  3. depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take offverb

    leave

    "The family took off for Florida"

Wiktionary

  1. set outverb

    To explain something, or give exact details, usually in writing.

  2. set outverb

    To go out, leave.

  3. set outverb

    To start an activity with the intention of finishing it.

ChatGPT

  1. set out

    To set out is to begin a journey or task with a specific aim, or to arrange or lay something carefully in a particular place or position. It can also mean to explain, describe, or present something in a detailed or organized way.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of set out in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of set out in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of set out in a Sentence

  1. John Olson:

    I didn't set out to help them, i felt this was an enormous opportunity to associate 70-year-old men with their 50-year-old photographs that shows them at 18 and hear how this time in Vietnam has affected their lives. I do believe many of these men, the time they spent together, the time talking about their experience –- it's closure.

  2. Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon:

    The role of every IDF commander ... does not end just with leading soldiers into battle, but also obligates him to set out a path and values for them, using both compass and conscience.

  3. Jane Kim:

    The defendant here set out to terrorize people.

  4. Lisa Haisha:

    great leaders do not set out to be a leader. They set out to make a difference. It is never about the role- it is always about the goal

  5. Mukesh Dulani:

    Today's decision confirms the facts set out in our initial filing, the commission staff report and our testimony at the agency's November hearing on the case.


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  • يArabic
  • vydat se, vypravit seCzech
  • määritellä, yksilöidä, lähteä matkaan, ryhtyäFinnish
  • commencer, expliquerFrench
  • प्रस्थान करनाHindi
  • esplicare, illustrare, uscire, spiegare, andare fuoriItalian
  • uitzetten, uiteenzetten, beginnen, verlaten, starten, gaanDutch
  • отправиться, отправляться, устанавливатьRussian
  • виклавUkrainian

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