sätta av

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Swedish

Etymology

sätta (set, put) +‎ av (off)

Verb

sätta av (present sätter av, preterite satte av, supine satt av, imperative sätt av)

  1. (idiomatic) to set off (at great speed)
    Älgen blev rädd och satte av mot skogen
    The moose got scared and set off towards the forest
  2. (idiomatic) to set aside (money and the like)
    Synonym: avsätta
    Vi sätter av lite pengar varje månad till den planerade semestern
    We set aside some money each month for the planned vacation
    sätta av några dagar om året för något
    set aside a few days a year for something
  3. (idiomatic) to drop off (passengers or the like), to let off
    Synonym: släppa av
    Han satte av dom vid bensinstationen
    He dropped them off at the gas station

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