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setting one's watch back

setting one's watch back is the present participle and gerund of set one's watch back.

Meaning of set one's watch back

Verb

set one's watch back (third-person singular simple present sets one's watch back, present participle setting one's watch back, simple past and past participle set one's watch back)

  1. (idiomatic, imperative) To ponder or experience a past time.
    • Set your watch back to 1773, as I explain what happened at the Boston Tea Party.

Questions about setting one's watch back

What is setting one's watch back the present participle and gerund of?
Setting one's watch back is the present participle and gerund of set one's watch back.

Words near setting one's watch back in the dictionary

  1. setting one's hair on fire
  2. setting one's hand to
  3. setting one's heart on
  4. setting one's shoulder to the wheel
  5. setting one's sights
  6. setting one's watch back
  7. setting one's watch by someone
  8. setting onto
  9. setting out
  10. setting out one's stall
  11. setting over

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