set down
Britishverb
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to write down or record
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to judge, consider, or regard
he set him down as an idiot
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(foll by to) to ascribe; attribute
his attitude was set down to his illness
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to reprove; rebuke
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to snub; dismiss
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to allow (passengers) to alight from a bus, taxi, etc
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Place in a lower position, as in Set the baby down here , or Set the bags down on the hall table . [Late 1400s]
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Put in writing, record, as in Just set down all the facts as you remember them . [Second half of 1500s]
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Regard, consider, as in Just set him down as a fool . [Late 1700s]
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Assign to a cause, ascribe, as in Let's set down his error to inexperience . [Early 1800s]
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Land an aircraft, as in The pilot set the plane down hard on the runway . Also see put down .
Example Sentences
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Lange said her pilot had to dodge another plane coming at them, performed a “flip” and was able to set down at Van Nuys Airport.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
“From the second I stepped foot in the U.S., I have lived. And, I want to continue to live here. I’ve set down my roots here.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Coco Gauff saved two match points as she fought from a set down to beat Mirra Andreeva and set up a US Open semi-final against incoming world number one Elena Rybakina.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz avoided the prospect of an early US Open exit by fighting back from a set down against Portugal's Jaime Faria.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Calista set down her marker and looked over at my paper.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
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