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To embark or depart towards a destination
“Later this afternoon, we will set off for the island of Filicudi, where we will spend the night and all of the day tomorrow.”
To activate, or to put into motion
“Rays from a prowler's flashlight will set off the alarm.”
To (cause to) come into being
“They understand that their intervention can set off a chain of events.”
(led to) To have culminated or resulted in a particular event or consequence
To emphasize, stress, or indicate the importance of
To trigger a passionate feeling or reaction
To have triggered a passionate feeling or reaction
To send through the air via physical force or acceleration
To fire (a gun or missile)
To move continuously or freely through a space, area or population
To become or make more intense
To enhance or show to advantage
To harmonize or work well with something else
To delineate or mark with a border
To have headed straight towards a specified direction or object, usually at an accelerated speed
To set or be set in action
To begin or embark on an action or task
To be an identifying characteristic or mark of
(rare) To blow up (something) with dynamite
To furnish with accessories
To exceed in weight or importance
To detonate, or cause to detonate, from, or using, an explosive
To differ strikingly or to be an unsuitable match
To neutralize or cancel by exerting an opposite influence
To isolate or separate from the rest
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