set – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of set

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

See the 10 cognates of set

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youset to
weLet's set to
youset to

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)