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set after

set after verb: to begin a chase or hunt for (someone or something).

Verb

set after (third-person singular simple present sets after, present participle setting after, simple past and past participle set after)

  1. To begin a chase or hunt for (someone or something).

set after meaning in Hindi

set after in Hindi

begin a chase or hunt
पीछे पड़ना pīche paṛnā, पीछे पड़ जाना pīche paṛ jānā

Forms of set after

third-person singular presentsets after
present participlesetting after
past participleset after
pastset after

Questions about set after

What does set after mean?
Set after means to begin a chase or hunt for (someone or something).
What is set after in Hindi?
Set after in Hindi is पीछे पड़ना (pīche paṛnā), पीछे पड़ जाना (pīche paṛ jānā). See Set after meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is set after?
Set after is a verb.
What is the past tense of set after?
The past tense of set after is set after.

Words near set after in the dictionary

  1. set a thief to catch a thief
  2. set aback
  3. set about
  4. set adrift
  5. set afire
  6. set after
  7. set against
  8. set ahead
  9. set alight
  10. set an example
  11. Set animal

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