set

verb (CONDITION)

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

Definition

B2 [T] to cause something or someone to be in the stated condition or situation: It is believed that the building was set alight/ablaze/on fire deliberately. The new director has set a lot of changes in motion in our department. [+ adj] After years in prison, the men who had wrongfully been found guilty of the bombing were finally set free. If I've made a mistake, then it's up to me to set it right (= correct it).Causing things to happen set sb/sth doing sth › to cause someone or something to start doing something: His remarks set me thinking. The thunderstorm set the radio crackling.Causing things to happen set sb to work › to give someone work to do: I was set to work tidying the bookshelves.Work, working and the workplaceWorking hours and periods of workRecruiting staff, applying for and accepting jobs

(Definition of set verb (CONDITION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)