set

Everyday

1. A set is a group of things that belong together, like a set of cups or a chess set. tree →
2. To set is to put something in a place: set the cup on the table. tree →
3. To set a table is to put plates, knives and forks on it. tree →
4. To set a timer or alarm is to make it ready for a time. tree →
5. The sun sets when it goes down in the evening. tree →
6. Jelly or glue sets when it becomes firm. tree →
7. Set means ready or fixed: a set time, «ready, set, go». tree →
8. In maths a set is a collection of numbers or things. tree →
9. To set out is to start a journey. tree →

In the lessons

Maths: groups with a fixed number of things (a set of 6 cups): total = sets × n; a set of numbers; sorting into sets. Everyday: set the table, set the alarm, set off on a trip, set up a tent, a TV set. Science: sunset, the jelly sets in the fridge. Stories: the story is set in a forest (takes place there).

Examples

• A set of markers has 12 markers. tree →
• She bought 3 sets of plates. tree →
• He set the timer for 20 minutes. tree →
• How many cups are in 5 sets? tree →
• Please set the table for dinner. tree →
• The sun sets in the west. tree →
• Put the jelly in the fridge to set. tree →
• Ready, set, go! tree →
• The story is set on a farm in Canada. tree →
• We set off early to beat the traffic. tree →
• Then they set out for home. tree →

Note

Irregular: set, set, set (no «setted»). «A set of n» is a group size: total = sets × n. Trap: the verb set (put) carries no clue. Trap: «set» has very many meanings; read the words around it. «Sit» is what you do on a chair; «set» is what you do to a thing.

In Jewish tradition

Besides putting things in a place, "set" can mean to appoint someone to a post, as David set a man over his guard. The prophets also use it for making one thing like another, as God asks "How shall I set thee as Zeboim?" about a city to be destroyed. "Set the horn to thy mouth" is a call to sound the alarm. In the primary lessons: Maths: groups with a fixed number of things (a set of 6 cups): total = sets × n; a set of numbers; sorting into sets. Everyday: set the table, set the alarm, set off on a trip, set up a tent, a TV set. Science: sunset, the jelly sets in the fridge. Stories: the story is set in a forest (takes place there).

Examples

• And Abraham set seven ewe-lambs of the flock by themselves. (Torah GEN.21.28, JPS 1917) tree →
• And he set three days' journey betwixt himself and Jacob. (Torah GEN.30.36, JPS 1917) tree →
• And they brought him forth, and set him without the city. (Torah GEN.19.16, JPS 1917) tree →
• Set the horn to thy mouth. (Prophets HOS.8.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• And David set him over his guard. (Prophets 2SA.23.23, JPS 1917) tree →
• How shall I set thee as Zeboim? (Prophets HOS.11.8, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Irregular: set, set, set (no «setted»). «A set of n» is a group size: total = sets × n. Trap: the verb set (put) carries no clue. Trap: «set» has very many meanings; read the words around it. «Sit» is what you do on a chair; «set» is what you do to a thing.