set sth aside

(PURPOSE) — phrasal verb with set

/set/ verb (present tense setting, past tense and past participle set)

Definition

› to save something, usually money or time, for a special purpose: He had some money in an account that he'd set aside for his kids. [+ to infinitive] I set aside half an hour every evening to hear Erik read.Keeping and storing things

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