English verb: set aside | |||
1. | set aside (cognition) give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause | ||
Samples | I will earmark this money for your research. She sets aside time for meditation every day. | ||
Synonyms | allow, appropriate, earmark, reserve | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | allot, assign, portion | ||
2. | set aside (change) make inoperative or stop | ||
Samples | Suspend payments on the loan. | ||
Synonyms | suspend | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||