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set out
verb
to present, arrange, or display
he set the flowers out in the vase
to give a full account of; explain exactly
he set out the matter in full
to plan or lay out (a garden, etc)
(intr) to begin or embark on an undertaking, esp a journey
Idioms and Phrases
Begin an earnest attempt, as in He set out to prove his point , or We accomplished what we set out to do . [Late 1800s]
Lay out systematically, as in She set out all the reports in chronological order . [Second half of 1500s]
Display for exhibition or sale, as in The Japanese restaurant set out samples of all the different kinds of sushi . [c. 1300]
Plant, as in It was time to set out the seedlings . [Early 1800s]
Begin a journey, as in They set out at dawn . [Late 1500s]
Example Sentences
Mr. Cheshire set out to explore the map room’s contents and has reproduced his findings in a beautifully illustrated book designed by Anna Green.
The peer says he has been speaking to a whistleblower, who claims that the government has missed the 2025 deadline set out in its national cyber security strategy for hardening "critical" systems against cyber attacks.
She and her younger siblings regularly set out with their mother to the nearby railroad tracks, where they harvested leftover lumps of coal to fuel their pot-bellied stove — the apartment’s sole source of heat.
The tendency of some promoted clubs is to set out defensively in survival mode rather than going for it.
The Sinaloa Attorney General's Office said the boat had set out from southern Mexico, near the border with Guatemala, with 27 passengers aged 14 to 17, and an 18-year-old.
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