set

/ˈset/

Middle English setten, from Old English settan; akin to Old High German sezzen to set, Old English sittan to sit

verb

  1. to cause to sit : place in or on a seat

  2. to put (a fowl) on eggs to hatch them

  3. to put (eggs) for hatching under a fowl or into an incubator

noun

  1. the act or action of setting

  2. the condition of being set

  3. a number of things of the same kind that belong or are used together

adjective

  1. intent, determined

  2. intentional, premeditated

  3. fixed by authority, appointment, or agreement

set upon going