5 ways to use 'set' - English In A Minute

Let's look at five ways that

we can use the word 'set'.

'Set' can mean 'ready', so:

'Are you set? Then let's begin.'

'A set' can mean 'a collection'.

'This video is part of a set of

English In A Minute videos.'

'Set' can also mean 'put in place'.

'I can set my glass on the table.'

We can also 'set a date' and this

means 'to arrange a date',

for example:

'We have set the date for our wedding.

It's on the 1st of June'.

If we are 'set on something',

we are strongly in favour of it,

for example: 'I am set on getting

married in June.'

And we can use 'set against' to

say that we are

'strongly against something', for example:

'My parents are set against my wedding.'

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