set-in
[ set-in ]
/ ˈsɛtˌɪn /
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adjective
made separately and placed within another unit.
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Origin of set-in
First recorded in 1525–35; adj. use of verb phrase set in
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British Dictionary definitions for set-in
set in
verb (intr, adverb)
to become establishedthe winter has set in
(of wind) to blow or (of current) to move towards shore
adjective set-in
(of a part) made separately and then added to a larger wholea set-in sleeve
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Idioms and Phrases with set-in
set in
Insert, put in, as in I still have to set in the sleeves and then the sweater will be done. [Late 1300s]
Begin to happen or become apparent, as in Darkness was setting in as I left. [c. 1700]
Move toward the shore, said of wind or water, as in The tide sets in very quickly here. [Early 1700s]
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