set out

British  

verb

1. to present, arrange, or display

   he set the flowers out in the vase

2. to give a full account of; explain exactly

   he set out the matter in full

3. to plan or lay out (a garden, etc)

4. (intr) to begin or embark on an undertaking, esp a journey

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set out Idioms  

1. Begin an earnest attempt, as in He set out to prove his point , or We accomplished what we set out to do . [Late 1800s]

2. Lay out systematically, as in She set out all the reports in chronological order . [Second half of 1500s]

3. Display for exhibition or sale, as in The Japanese restaurant set out samples of all the different kinds of sushi . [c. 1300]

4. Plant, as in It was time to set out the seedlings . [Early 1800s]

5. Begin a journey, as in They set out at dawn . [Late 1500s]

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Example Sentences

A recent study from Swinburne University sets out to address this dilemma.

From Science Daily

The company didn’t set out any financial details of the deal.

From The Wall Street Journal

The first-year strategy, also agreed at conference, sets out plans on training community organisers and a push to root the party in trade unions.

From BBC

This month, Rheinmetall set out ambitions to quintuple sales by the end of the decade to the equivalent of roughly $58 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Our Telecoms Charter sets out clear action to secure SMS and reduce fraud across the telecoms sector".

From BBC

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