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sets the bar

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

Meaning of set the bar

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To set specific standards or expectations.
    • to set the bar high; to set the bar low
    Synonyms:
    put the bar

Questions about sets the bar

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

Words near sets the bar in the dictionary

  1. sets sights
  2. sets someone's teeth on edge
  3. sets store by
  4. sets straight
  5. sets the ball rolling
  6. sets the bar
  7. sets the cat among the pigeons
  8. sets the heather alight
  9. sets the heather on fire
  10. sets the land
  11. sets the pace

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