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sets in

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

Meaning of set in

Verb

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

  1. To take root, become established.
    • That was the point at which the rot set in.

Questions about sets in

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

Words near sets in in the dictionary

  1. sets foot
  2. sets forth
  3. sets forward
  4. sets forwards
  5. sets free
  6. sets in
  7. sets in motion
  8. sets in stone
  9. sets in train
  10. sets light
  11. sets loose

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sets in (page history and authors); set in (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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