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English
Verb
set store by (third-person singular simple present sets store by, present participle setting store by, simple past and past participle set store by)
- (idiomatic) To believe that something is very necessary or important; to value highly.
We live in a society that sets great store by science and technology.
1964 May, “News and Comment: Commanding presences”, in Modern Railways, pages 292–293:[...] we rather wonder whether too much store is set on intellectual as against executive ability as a pre-requisite in the good railway officer.
Alternative forms
- There are many variations, using various head verbs such as put, keep, etc. and final preposition by, in, on, and often inserting great or much before store.
- I put great store in his natural abilities.
Synonyms
Translations
believe that something is very necessary
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 重視／重视 (zh) (zhòngshì)
- Finnish: pitää tärkeänä
- Spanish: please add this translation if you can
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