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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After his Paris triumph, the final part of the trilogy came in New York in 2016, when Wawrinka again beat Djokovic from a set down to win the US Open.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Beauty reached for June’s hand, said, Come set down.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
In short, Kagan would have resolved this case as a good textualist, operating within the methodological terms set down by the majority’s opinion, minus the major-questions thumb on the scale.
From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026
While their cases are pending in court, many find jobs and set down roots in communities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
When we arrived at the alley behind the shop, James stopped short before we reached the door and set down my basket.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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