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sets an example

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

Meaning of set an example

Verb

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

  1. To behave in a way that other people should.

Questions about sets an example

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

Words near sets an example in the dictionary

  1. sets afire
  2. sets after
  3. sets against
  4. sets ahead
  5. sets alight
  6. sets an example
  7. sets apart
  8. sets aright
  9. sets aside
  10. sets at defiance
  11. sets at naught

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