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English
Verb
set on (third-person singular simple present sets on, present participle setting on, simple past and past participle set on)
- To attack.
c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :Cassio hath here been set on in the dark.
- To encourage someone, or an animal, to attack someone.
- I will set the dogs on you, if you don't leave right now!
- To be determined to do or achieve something.
- I had my mind pretty well set on working for a small company.
2020 June 17, Coconuts Bangkok, “Chula still set on demolishing historic shrine – once it evicts caretakers”, in coconuts.co, coconuts.co, retrieved 2020-06-17:Chula[longkorn University is] still set on demolishing historic shrine – once it evicts caretakers
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to encourage someone, or an animal, to attack someone
to be determined to do or achieve something
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- 'onest, ETNOs, Eston, SONET, Stone, notes, onest, onset, steno, steno-, stone, tones