- in a particular position
- a house set in 40 acres of parkland
- He had close-set eyes.
Extra Examples- The holiday homes are set in pleasant grounds.
- Their house was set back from the road.
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- [usually before noun] planned or fixed
- Each person was given set jobs to do.
- The school funds a set number of free places.
- Mornings in our house always follow a set pattern.
- New vehicles must comply with set safety standards.
- not likely to change
- set ideas/opinions/views on how to teach
- As people get older, they get set in their ways.
- He had very set ideas of what he wanted.
- [only before noun] (of a meal in a restaurant) having a fixed price and a limited choice of dishes
- a set dinner/lunch/meal
- Shall we have the set menu?
- likely to do something; ready for something or to do something
- set for something The team looks set for victory.
- set to do something Interest rates look set to rise again.
- Be set to leave by 10 o'clock.
- Get set… Go!
Language Bank expectexpectDiscussing predictionsTopics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc1- By 2050, one in six people on the planet will be aged 65 or over.
- The number of people globally aged 65 and over is expected/likely to double by 2050.
- It is predicted that the over-65s will make up 17 per cent of the global population by 2050.
- Experts have forecast that the number of people over 65 will rise to 1.6 billion by 2050.
- World population is set to reach 9.7 billion by 2050.
- Net migration into the UK over the last decade was higher than expected.
- Overall population growth in the UK has been in line with predictions.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- seem
- …
- all
- for
- [usually before noun] (of a person’s expression) fixed; not natural
- a set smile
- His face took on a set expression.
in position
planned
opinions/ideas
meal
likely/ready
face
Word Originadjective late Old English, past participle of the verb set.
Idioms
See set in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee set in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishbe (dead) set against something/against doing something
- to be strongly opposed to something
- Why are you so dead set against the idea?
- Her parents are dead set against the marriage.
be set on something/on doing something
- to want to do or have something very much; to be determined to do something
- She’s set on a career in medicine.
- He’s set on getting a new car
Extra Examples- The council is now set on expanding the sports centre.
- The government is now set on increasing taxes.
on your marks, get set, go!
- used to tell runners in a race to get ready and then to start
(get) ready, (get) set, go (North American English, British English)
(also ready, steady, go! British English)
- what you say to tell people to start a race
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