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

 

set on

 phrasal verb
phrasal verb
 
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Phrasal Verbs

set on/upon somebody

[usually passive]
 
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to attack someone suddenly I opened the gate, and was immediately set upon by a large dog.

set somebody/something on somebody

 
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to make a person or an animal attack someone suddenly The farmer threatened to set his dogs on us.
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