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set by

set by verb: to save or put aside.

Verb

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

  1. To save or put aside.
  2. (archaic) To esteem or value something highly.
    • Those men are much set by.

Forms of set by

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

Questions about set by

What does set by mean?
Set by means to save or put aside.
What part of speech is set by?
Set by is a verb.
What is the past tense of set by?
The past tense of set by is set by.

Words near set by in the dictionary

  1. set at naught
  2. set at nought
  3. set back
  4. set book
  5. set books
  6. set by
  7. set by the ears
  8. set by the ears together
  9. set chisel
  10. set chisels
  11. set dec

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