Friday, February 3, 2012

Word of the Day-19


set out :

düzenleme, düzenlemek; göstermek; hareket etmek; koyulmak; sergilemek; seyahate çıkmak; başlamak; yola çıkmak

set out on a journey : yolculuğa çıkmak
set out a condition : koşul öne sürmek
set out the bait : yem takmak
set out for (somewhere) : yoluna düşmek
as set out by : öngörüldüğü üzere
set out to : kalkışmak; koyulmak; girişmek
set out in full : tam olarak açıklamak
set out here : burada belirtilen

- to start an activity with a particular aim
She set out with the aim of becoming the youngest ever winner of the championship.

- to start a journey


set sth out

-(formal set sth forth) to give the details of something or to explain it, especially in writing, in a clear, organized way

The management board has set out its goals/plans/proposals for the coming year.
Your contract will set out the terms and conditions of your employment.

- to arrange something, usually a number of things, in an attractive or organized way

The market was full of brightly coloured vegetables set out on stalls.
Every evening Michael sets out the breakfast things on the table, ready for the morning.

set off/out

- to start a journey

What time will we have to set off for the station tomorrow?
Jenny set off down the road on her new bike.
They've just set off on a round-the-world cruise.

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