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Idiom: Set Down

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How to pronounce "set down":

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To write.

Example: "I set down this account so others may benefit from my experience."

To fix; to establish; to ordain.

To place, especially on the ground or a surface; to cease carrying; to deposit; to allow passengers to alight.

To land.

Example: "The bush pilot set down on a sandbar."

To humiliate.

Example Sentences

1
She set down her suitcase and sat on the bench.
2
I'll just set down this tray of drinks on the table.
3
The teacher asked the students to set down their pencils and listen to her instructions.
4
The pilot announced that we should fasten our seatbelts and set down for landing.
5
He carefully set down the fragile vase on the shelf.

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