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set

verb [I] (SUN)
 
 
/set/ (present tense setting, past tense and past participle set)

Definition

B1 (of the sun, moon, or planets) to go down below the horizon (= the line at which the Earth seems to join the sky): We sat on the beach and watched the sun set. The setting sun cast long shadows across the lawn. → See also sunsetAstronomy - general words
(Definition of set verb (SUN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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