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English verb: set down | |||
| 1. | set down (communication) put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc. | ||
| Synonyms | get down, put down, write down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | write | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dash down, dash off, notate, note, take down, transcribe | ||
| 2. | set down (motion) reach or come to rest | ||
| Samples | The bird landed on the highest branch. The plane landed in Istanbul. | ||
| Examples | The airplane is sure to set down | ||
| Synonyms | land | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arrive, come, get | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | alight, beach, belly-land, crash land, debark, disembark, force-land, light, perch, port, set down, touch down, undershoot | ||
| 3. | set down (contact) put or settle into a position | ||
| Samples | The hotel was set down at the bottom of the valley. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lay, place, pose, position, put, set | ||
| 4. | set down (contact) cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place | ||
| Samples | Set down your bags here. | ||
| Synonyms | place down, put down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lay, place, pose, position, put, set | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | flump, plank, plonk, plop, plump, plump down, plunk, plunk down | ||
| 5. | set down (motion) go ashore | ||
| Samples | The passengers disembarked at Southampton. | ||
| Synonyms | debark, disembark | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | land, set down | ||
| Antonyms | embark, ship | ||
| 6. | set down (contact) leave or unload | ||
| Samples | Unload the cargo. Drop off the passengers at the hotel. | ||
| Synonyms | discharge, drop, drop off, put down, unload | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deliver | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | air-drop, wharf | ||
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