1. To put in a specified position or arrangement; place: set a book on a table; set the photo next to the flowers. 2.

Context Explanation

a. To put into a specified state: set the prisoner at liberty; set the house ablaze; set the machine in motion. b. To cause to begin an action: The noise set the dog to barking.

Insight Material

You can take better selfies and perfectly framed group shots using the camera timer on iPhone, accessed in just a few taps. The meaning of SET is to cause to sit : place in or on a seat. How to use set in a sentence.