set sth out
(ARRANGEMENT) — phrasal verb with set /set/ verb (present tense setting, past tense and past participle set)Definition
› to arrange something, usually a number of things, in an attractive or organized way: The market was full of brightly coloured vegetables set out on stalls. Every evening Michael sets out the breakfast things on the table, ready for the morning.Classifying and creating order
(Definition of set sth out (ARRANGEMENT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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set sth down phrasal verb (AIRCRAFT)
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set sth down phrasal verb (WRITING)
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set sth off phrasal verb (MAKE NOTICEABLE)
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set sth out phrasal verb (DETAILS)
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Synonyms and related words:
- arrange verb (PUT IN POSITION)
- arrangement noun (POSITION)
- catalogue verb
- categorize verb
- classification noun
- format noun
- organization noun (SYSTEM)
- organize verb (MAKE A SYSTEM)
- organized adjective (USING SYSTEM)
- pecking order noun
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