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What does set out mean?

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

Verb
  1. (transitive) To explain something, or give exact details, usually in writing.
  2. To go out, leave.
  3. To start an activity with the intention of finishing it.
  4. To position, to put in a position
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We set out along a series of paths just wide enough for two horses to walk abreast.
Firstly, check the weather forecast before you set out and consider if your journey is really necessary.
John quickly removed his clothing and started putting on the apparel set out for him.
I set out bulbs like daffodils and camas, which have naturalized with gusto.
Those principles seem to me to accord entirely with the approach of the common law set out above.
They set out a plate of cold, stringy beef and a bowl of runny, watered-down soup, then left.

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