set somebody back something — ˌset sb ˈback sth derived no passive (informal) to cost sb a particular amount of money • The repairs could set you back over £200. Main entry: ↑setderived … Useful english dictionary
set sb back — Ⅰ. UK US set sb back (sth) Phrasal Verb with set({{}}/set/ verb (setting, set, set) ► INFORMAL to cost someone a large amount of money: »The accident will set the car s owner back about €2,000. » It is a place where a cup of c … Financial and business terms
set something back from something — ˌset sth ˈback (from sth) derived usually passive to place sth, especially a building, at a distance from sth • The house is set well back from the road. Main entry: ↑setderived … Useful english dictionary
set somebody back — ˌset sth/sbˈback derived to delay the progress of sth/sb by a particular time • The bad weather set back the building programme by several weeks. related noun ↑setback Main entry: ↑setderived … Useful english dictionary
SET — See: Securities Exchange of Thailand See: Stock Exchange of Thailand * * * SET SET noun [uncountable] COMPUTING secure electronic transfer a way of buying and paying for goods on the Internet that allows the safe exchange of personal and… … Financial and business terms
set — set1 W1S1 [set] v past tense and past participle set present participle setting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put)¦ 2¦(put into surface)¦ 3¦(story)¦ 4¦(consider)¦ 5¦(establish something)¦ 6¦(start something happening)¦ 7¦(decide something)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
set — 1 /set/ verb past tense and past participle set PUT DOWN 1 PUT (transitive always + adv/prep) to carefully put something down somewhere, especially something that is difficult to carry: set sth down/on etc: She set the tray down on a table next… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
back — back1 W1S1 [bæk] adv ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(return to place)¦ 2¦(as before)¦ 3¦(previous place)¦ 4¦(backwards)¦ 5¦(reply/reaction)¦ 6¦(return something to somebody)¦ 7¦(in the past)¦ 8¦(again)¦ 9 sit/lie/lean back 10¦(away)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
back — 1 adverb 1 RETURN in or into the place or position where someone or something was before: Freddie was supposed to be back at the hotel by six. | Put that book back where you found it! | We d better go back, she said regretfully. 2 AS BEFORE in or … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
set*/*/*/ — [set] (past tense and past participle set) verb I 1) [T] to put someone or something in a position, or to be in a particular place or position Tea s ready, he told them and set down the tray.[/ex] She set the baby on the floor to play.[/ex] 2)… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
