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set on foot

set on foot verb: to originate; to put into action.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To originate; to put into action.
    • Meanwhile that little disappointment made her delight the more in Sir James Chettam's readiness to set on foot the desired improvements.1872, George Eliot, Middlemarch, Book I, chapter 3

set on foot meaning in Tamil

set on foot in Tamil

நிகழ்த்து

Forms of set on foot

third-person singular presentsets on foot
present participlesetting on foot
past participleset on foot
pastset on foot
alternative formset afoot

Origin of set on foot

Compare the identical French mettre sur pied, of which this may be a calque.

Questions about set on foot

What does set on foot mean?
Set on foot means to originate; to put into action.
What is set on foot in Tamil?
Set on foot in Tamil is நிகழ்த்து. See Set on foot meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is set on foot?
Set on foot is a verb.
What is the past tense of set on foot?
The past tense of set on foot is set on foot.

Words near set on foot in the dictionary

  1. set of wheels
  2. set off
  3. set on
  4. set on a pedestal
  5. set on fire
  6. set on foot
  7. set one's affairs in order
  8. set one's cap at
  9. set one's face against
  10. set one's hair on fire
  11. set one's hand to

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