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set onto

set onto verb: synonym of set on (to attack or to encourage someone, or an animal, to attack someone).

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of set on (to attack or to encourage someone, or an animal, to attack someone)
    Synonyms:
    set on

Synonyms of set onto

Forms of set onto

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

Questions about set onto

What does set onto mean?
Set onto means synonym of set on (to attack or to encourage someone, or an animal, to attack someone).
What part of speech is set onto?
Set onto is a verb.
What is the past tense of set onto?
The past tense of set onto is set onto.

Words near set onto in the dictionary

  1. set one's house in order
  2. set one's shoulder to the wheel
  3. set one's sights
  4. set one's watch back
  5. set one's watch by someone
  6. set onto
  7. set operation
  8. set operations
  9. set out
  10. set out one's stall
  11. set over

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