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Definition of
set to phrasal verb
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
set to
phrasal verb
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set to
(old-fashioned, informal)
to begin doing something in a busy or determined way
See
set to
in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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set-to
noun
set light to something
get (down) to/set to work
set/put the world to rights
put/set somebody/something to rights
put/set/turn your mind to something
set fair (to do something/for something)
Idioms
set light to something
get (down) to/set to work
set/put the world to rights
put/set somebody/something to rights
put/set/turn your mind to something
set fair (to do something/for something)
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Nearby words
settler
noun
settle to
phrasal verb
set to
phrasal verb
set-to
noun
set-top box
noun
previously
adverb
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