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set against

set against verb: to cause (a person) to be in conflict or opposition with someone or something.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To cause (a person) to be in conflict or opposition with someone or something.
    • Their slander has set my family against me.
    Synonyms:
    pit against
  2. (transitive) To have a strong feeling of not desiring to do something.

Synonyms of set against

Forms of set against

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

Questions about set against

What does set against mean?
Set against means to cause (a person) to be in conflict or opposition with someone or something.
What part of speech is set against?
Set against is a verb.
What is the past tense of set against?
The past tense of set against is set against.

Words near set against in the dictionary

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

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