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What does set back mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word set back? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To delay or obstruct.
  2. (transitive) To remove from or allow distance.
  3. (transitive, idiomatic) To cost money, as.
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The 218 flats are arranged in three blocks, set back from the road to preserve an existing belt of trees and minimise noise disturbance.
The case for affirmative action in Bermuda has likely been set back by years.
Rather than test the validity of those claims, the sailors quickly set back to sea in a longboat.
Unfortunately they do not accept the holiday season as a valid reason to set back the question of adjudication.
In fact, a serious shortage of potable fresh water is about to set back the city's continued development.
The town centre partnership is fearful that an amusement arcade will set back the recent regeneration activity.

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