set on
Britishverb
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(preposition) to cause to attack
they set the dogs on him
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(adverb) to instigate or incite; urge
he set the child on to demand food
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Also, set upon.
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Attack; see set at .
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Instigate, urge one to engage in action, as in The older boys set on the young ones to get in trouble . [Early 1500s]
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. Be determined to, as in He's set on studying law .
Example Sentences
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But these days, the singer has her sights set on something altogether more grand.
From BBC
She patted the stack of folders she’d set on the table.
From Literature
He did not drop a set on his way to claiming his first title of the year and a 25th overall.
From BBC
At the defence ministry, he is set on developing that approach.
From Barron's
A separate public data set on Medicaid billings recently released by CMS contained less detailed data and didn’t account for errors such as duplicative records that the Journal removed.
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