set – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of set

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to set out
Participle: set out
Gerund: setting out

Cognates

See the 10 cognates of set

Indicative

Present

Iset out
youset out
he;she;itsets out
weset out
youset out
theyset out

Perfect

Ihave set out
youhave set out
he;she;ithas set out
wehave set out
youhave set out
theyhave set out

Past

Iset out
youset out
he;she;itset out
weset out
youset out
theyset out

Pluperfect

Ihad set out
youhad set out
he;she;ithad set out
wehad set out
youhad set out
theyhad set out

Future

Iwill set out
youwill set out
he;she;itwill set out
wewill set out
youwill set out
theywill set out

Future Perfect

Iwill have set out
youwill have set out
he;she;itwill have set out
wewill have set out
youwill have set out
theywill have set out

Subjunctive

Present

Iset out
youset out
he;she;itset out
weset out
youset out
theyset out

Perfect

Ihave set out
youhave set out
he;she;ithave set out
wehave set out
youhave set out
theyhave set out

Imperfect

Iset out
youset out
he;she;itset out
weset out
youset out
theyset out

Pluperfect

Ihad set out
youhad set out
he;she;ithad set out
wehad set out
youhad set out
theyhad set out

Conditional

Present

Iwould set out
youwould set out
he;she;itwould set out
wewould set out
youwould set out
theywould set out

Perfect

Iwould have set out
youwould have set out
he;she;itwould have set out
wewould have set out
youwould have set out
theywould have set out

Imperative

youset out
weLet's set out
youset out

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam setting out
youare setting out
he;she;itis setting out
weare setting out
youare setting out
theyare setting out

Perfect

Ihave been setting out
youhave been setting out
he;she;ithas been setting out
wehave been setting out
youhave been setting out
theyhave been setting out

Past

Iwas setting out
youwere setting out
he;she;itwas setting out
wewere setting out
youwere setting out
theywere setting out

Pluperfect

Ihad been setting out
youhad been setting out
he;she;ithad been setting out
wehad been setting out
youhad been setting out
theyhad been setting out

Future

Iwill be setting out
youwill be setting out
he;she;itwill be setting out
wewill be setting out
youwill be setting out
theywill be setting out

Future Perfect

Iwill have been setting out
youwill have been setting out
he;she;itwill have been setting out
wewill have been setting out
youwill have been setting out
theywill have been setting out

Conditional

Present

Iwould be setting out
youwould be setting out
he;she;itwould be setting out
wewould be setting out
youwould be setting out
theywould be setting out

Perfect

Iwould have been setting out
youwould have been setting out
he;she;itwould have been setting out
wewould have been setting out
youwould have been setting out
theywould have been setting out

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'set'

beset, broadcast, burst, bust, cost, crosscut, cut, forecast, hit, hurt, inset, let, misread, overset, overspread, put, read, rebroadcast, recut, relet, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'set'

bet, fet, get, jet, let, net, pet, ret, seat, sed,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Cf. Old English settan , connected with the Old English strong verb sittan.

Etymology

1. O.E. settan "cause to sit, put in some place, fix firmly," from P.Gmc. *satjanan (cf. O.N. setja, O.Fris. setta, Du. zetten, Ger. setzen), causative form of P.Gmc. root *set- (cf. O.E. sittan "to sit," see sit). Confused with sit since early 14c. Of the sun, moon, etc., "to go down," recorded from c.1300. Set-to "bout, fight" is 1743, originally pugilistic slang. Setup "arrangement" is from 1890. Setback (n.) is from 1674; to set (someone) back "cost" is from 1900.
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *sed-
4. Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
5. Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
6. Proto-Indo-European *sodéyeti
7. Proto-Germanic *satjaną
8. Proto-West Germanic *sattjan
9. Old English settan
10. Middle English setten
11. English set
12. From Middle English setten, from Old English settan, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan, from Proto-Germanic *satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sodéyeti, causative of *sed- (“to sit”).
13. Cognate with Dutch zetten, German setzen, Danish sætte, Norwegian Bokmål sette, Icelandic and Norwegian Nynorsk setja, Swedish sätta, Faroese seta. See: Middle English 'setten', Old English 'settan', Proto-Germanic '*satjaną', Proto-Indo-European '*sodéyeti', Dutch 'zetten', German, old spelling 'setzen', Danish 'sætte', Norwegian 'sette', Swedish 'sätta', Faroese 'seta'.

Verbs referencing "set"

Indonesian set, Norwegian sette, Romanian seta, German, old spelling setzen, Luxembourgish setzen, German, Pennsylvania setze, Italian settare, Swedish sätta, Danish sætte, Spanish setear, Tagalog iset.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] eyes, full of fire and softness, looked out from beneath the rich, long lashes, as he peered curiously into the apartment. A gay robe of scarlet and yellow plaid, carefully made and neatly fitted, set off to advantage the dark and rich style of his beauty; and a certain comic air of assurance, blended with bashfulness, showed that he had been not unused to being petted and noticed by his master. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] hardening to the feelings; but I never found it so. Fact is, I never could do things up the way some fellers manage the business. I 've seen ’ em as would pull a woman's child out of her arms, and set him up to sell, and she screechin ’ like mad all the time; — very bad policy—damages the article—makes ’ em quite unfit for service sometimes. I knew a real handsome gal once, in Orleans, as was [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] had been torn sheer away. The wheels were exposed and bare; and they whirled and dashed their spray about the decks at random. Chimney, white with crusted salt; topmasts struck; storm-sails set; rigging all knotted, tangled, wet, and drooping: a gloomier picture it would be hard to look upon. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ Dare say he may be; never was much adapted to anything that I set him about, I'll be bound. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] the affectionate friendships to which it has given rise; the amount of vanity and prejudice it has dispelled. The golden calf they worship at Boston is a pigmy compared with the giant effigies set up in other parts of that vast counting-house which lies beyond the Atlantic; and the almighty dollar sinks into something comparatively insignificant, amidst a whole Pantheon of better gods. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • In a portion of the building, set apart for that purpose, are work-shops for blind persons whose education is finished, and who have acquired a trade, but who cannot pursue it in an ordinary manufactory because of their deprivation. [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ Aint she a peart young un ? ” said Tom, holding her from him to take a full-length view; then, getting up, he set her on his broad shoulder, and began capering and dancing with her, while Mas’r George snapped at her with his pocket-handkerchief, and Mose and Pete, now returned again, roared after her like [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] of all the parasols and silk stockings in the market; and perhaps the bankruptcy of some speculative New Englander who bought them all up at any price, in expectation of a demand that never came; I set no great store by the circumstance. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] cottages seemed to cut the very wind as it whistled against them, and to send it smarting on its way with a shriller cry than before. Those slightly-built wooden dwellings behind which the sun was setting with a brilliant lustre, could be so looked through and through, that the idea of any inhabitant being able to hide himself from the public gaze, or to have any secrets from the public eye, was not [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ There's a man a piece down here, that's going over with some truck this evening, if he durs ’ to; he'll be in here to supper tonight, so you'd better set down and wait. That's a sweet little fellow, ” added the woman, offering him a cake. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • They 'll, like, set a salad in front of Karen and be like, this salad is for you ("Below Deck Sailing Yacht" Past the Boiling Point)
  • Once the sun sets, I win ! Mr. Krabs, look! It's your bubble! (The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants)
  • How will I forget you? You were as old as your son when I last set eyes on you (Magudam)
  • ♪ With fiery rage in the eye of the blaze come, pour & spread, set it ablaze ♪ (Magudam)