# Set: verb

### Dictonary

> *"to put (something or someone) in a particular place"*
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> *"to put or apply"*

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### Cambridge Words

> *"to put something in a* [*particular*](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/particular) [*place*](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/place) *or* [*position*](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/position)*"*
>
> *"to* [*cause*](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/cause) *something or someone to be in the* [*stated*](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/state) [*condition*](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/condition) *or* [*situation*](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/situation)*"*

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### Merriam-Webster

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