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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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In fact, a serious shortage of potable fresh water is about to set back the city's continued development.
The case for affirmative action in Bermuda has likely been set back by years.
She noticed with some annoyance that anyone standing in the entranceway, set back under the building a few meters as it was, would be dry.
Premature implementation will set back the cause of regional reform and development and aggravate political problems.
He sought to allay fears that he would set back attempts at interfaith dialogue.
Rather than test the validity of those claims, the sailors quickly set back to sea in a longboat.

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