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Definition of set in phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

set in

 phrasal verb
phrasal verb
 
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Phrasal Verbs
(of rain, bad weather, infection, etc.) to begin and seem likely to continue The rain seemed to have set in for the day.

set something in/into something

[usually passive]
 
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to fasten something into a flat surface so that it does not stick out from it a plaque set into the wall
See set in in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary