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 Present participle for to note or record in writing 
      “I set down all the important details of the meeting in my notebook.” 
  
Present participle for to place, especially on the ground or a surface 
      “I set down my heavy backpack by the entrance and sighed with relief.” 
  
Present participle for to consider or deem in a particular way 
      “After reviewing all the evidence, the judge set down the defendant as innocent.” 
  
Present participle for to physically place in a given location 
Present participle for to preserve in a form that ensures it will be protected and respected 
Present participle for to produce or bring about 
Present participle for to come to rest after a descent from above 
Present participle for to express or declare something definitely or clearly in speech or writing 
(dream up or of) Present participle for to think up (usually fantastical) ways of achieving a goal 
Present participle for to record or write something, typically to another medium from the original 
Present participle for to specify or define something 
Present participle for to attribute something as belonging to or caused by 
Present participle for to create a list or enumerated account of 
Present participle for to take or bring to a lower (vertical) level 
Present participle for to deliver or deposit an item somewhere or to someone 
Present participle for to yield or put away (and not use) something 
Present participle for to specify or require as a condition 
Present participle for to knock or bring to the ground 
Present participle for to produce (a list or book) by assembling information collected from other sources 
Present participle for to adopt or be in a position in which one's weight is supported by one's buttocks 
A (typically precise) description or portrayal of something 
The action of recording an item in a diary, list, etc. 
An act of identifying something precisely or of stating a precise requirement 
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