setting

/ˈsetɪŋ/ noun [C]

Definition

PLACE › the place where something is or where something happens, often in a book, play, or film: The house provided the setting for the TV series 'Pride and Prejudice'.

LEVEL › a position on the controls of a piece of equipment: Set the oven at the lowest setting.

(Definition of setting noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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set-top box noun
set-up noun
set/start the ball rolling idiom
setback noun
settee noun
setting noun
settle (sb) down
settle down
settle for sth
settle in
settle on/upon sth

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set verb
set in
set off
set out
set sb up
set sth off

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