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sets aback

sets aback is the third-person singular simple present indicative of set aback.

Meaning of set aback

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To startle or shock; to render (someone) confused or disconcerted.

Questions about sets aback

What is sets aback the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sets aback is the third-person singular simple present indicative of set aback.

Words near sets aback in the dictionary

  1. setpoints
  2. setrobuvir
  3. sets
  4. sets a spell
  5. sets a thief to catch a thief
  6. sets aback
  7. sets about
  8. sets adrift
  9. sets afire
  10. sets after
  11. sets against

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