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Definition of set down phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

set down

phrasal verb
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set somebody down
  1. (British English) (of a bus or train, or its driver) to stop and allow somebody to get off
    • Passengers may be set down and picked up only at the official stops.
set something down
  1. to write something down on paper in order to record it
  2. to give something as a rule, principle, etc.
    • The standards were set down by the governing body.
See set down in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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