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sets after

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

Meaning of set after

Verb

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

  1. To begin a chase or hunt for (someone or something).

Questions about sets after

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

Words near sets after in the dictionary

  1. sets a thief to catch a thief
  2. sets aback
  3. sets about
  4. sets adrift
  5. sets afire
  6. sets after
  7. sets against
  8. sets ahead
  9. sets alight
  10. sets an example
  11. sets apart

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sets after (page history and authors); set after (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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