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To begin or embark on a journey
“Bill and Ted then jump into the phone booth and set out on their excellent adventure.”
To begin or embark on an action or task
“The money from welfare would not be adequate to find an apartment, so I set out trying to get a job.”
To aim or intend to do something
“To achieve that, they set out to reduce the number of competitors in the market.”
To define or give an account of
“They must be based on specific plans for assistance which set out the details of the reorganization and restructuring of the firms concerned.”
To design, organize or arrange something in a methodical manner
“Therefore, it was necessary to set out the data in the form in which they were to be used.”
To present or display (something) for others to see
“In our recent white paper, we set out our plans for the biggest ever freeing-up of schools.”
(of an object) To put in a particular position or location
To make a pledge or guarantee
To preserve in a form that ensures it will be protected and respected
To fix the scope or boundaries of
To display or show (something) for others to see
To have fixed the scope or boundaries of
To establish or stipulate as a previous condition
To express or declare something definitely or clearly in speech or writing
To have established or stipulated as a previous condition
To organize according to a scheme
To present for consideration
To supply (to someone)
To have been displayed or exhibited
To undertake a risky or daring journey or course of action
To attempt or try to do (something)
To transfer (a plant) from a pot or seed tray to a garden plot
To set up or put in place
To have headed straight towards a specified direction or object, usually at an accelerated speed
To record or write something, typically to another medium from the original
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