set – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of set

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

See the 10 cognates of set

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youset apart
weLet's set apart
youset apart

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)