3set adjective
1 : having a particular position or location
▪ Her college is set in the countryside. ▪ Their house is set back from the road. ▪ a man with deep-set eyes — see also close-set 2 : particular and not changing — used to describe something that has been decided by someone with authority ▪ All the cars on our lot have a set [=fixed] price. ▪ All contestants must write a 200-word essay on a set subject. ▪ Schools must be in session a set number of days each year. ▪ The office is open at set hours during the week. ▪ (Brit) The book is now a set book/text [=a book that students must read] in schools. ▪ (chiefly Brit) The restaurant has a very good set menu. [=a menu with items that cannot be changed] 3 [more set; most set] : not likely to change
▪ She has very set ideas about how children should behave. ▪ We're both getting older and more set in our ways. [=more unwilling to change the way we do or think about things] 4 of a person's face or expression : in a firm position that does not move or change
▪ He stared at me with angry eyes and a set jaw. ▪ a set smile ▪ a crowd of set faces 5 not used before a noun, informal : ready or prepared for something
▪ Is everyone set to go? ▪ We're all set. ▪ She's all set for an early-morning start. ▪ If we win the lottery, we'll be set for life. [=we will have everything we need for the rest of our lives] 6 not used before a noun : scheduled or supposed to happen at a certain time — often + for ▪ Your package is set [=slated] for delivery on the 11th. ▪ Her trial is set for October. ▪ The album is set for an early March release. — often followed by to + verb ▪ The album is set to be released in early March. ▪ The game is set to begin at 6:00.
▪ Her college is set in the countryside. ▪ Their house is set back from the road. ▪ a man with deep-set eyes — see also close-set
▪ She has very set ideas about how children should behave. ▪ We're both getting older and more set in our ways. [=more unwilling to change the way we do or think about things]
▪ He stared at me with angry eyes and a set jaw. ▪ a set smile ▪ a crowd of set faces
▪ Is everyone set to go? ▪ We're all set. ▪ She's all set for an early-morning start. ▪ If we win the lottery, we'll be set for life. [=we will have everything we need for the rest of our lives]
be set against
: to feel strongly that you do not want (something) or will not do (something)
▪ Everyone was set against going. ▪ He was dead set against the deal. [=he was very strongly opposed to the deal]
▪ Everyone was set against going. ▪ He was dead set against the deal. [=he was very strongly opposed to the deal]
be set on
: to feel strongly that you want (something) or will do (something)
▪ She has been set on becoming a doctor since she was a child. ▪ I'm not completely set on red for this room.
▪ She has been set on becoming a doctor since she was a child. ▪ I'm not completely set on red for this room.
(get) ready, (get) set, go — see 1ready
have your heart set on — see heart
have your mind set on — see 1mind
set in stone — see 1stone
