set – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of set

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

See the 10 cognates of set

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youset off
weLet's set off
youset off

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)