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set sth aside

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

Definition

to save something, usually time or money, for a special purpose
(Definition of set sth aside from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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