| 【set】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "settan," "sittan," and "gesett." It carries the basic meaning of "set." from PIE *sed- "⑴ to sit" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "set"]
set ****[224] If you set something somewhere, you put it there, especially in a careful or deliberate way.
setting ***[3226] A particular setting is a particular place or type of surroundings where something is or takes place.
upset ****[2016] If something upsets you, it makes you feel worried or unhappy.
[WORD ROOT]root set
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] set, sett
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) settan, sittan, gesett
[MEANING]root set
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 settan cause to sit, put in some place, fix firmly; build, found; appoint, assign
- 【Old English】 sittan to sit
- 【Old English】 gesett [pp of settan]
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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set ★★★★[224] verb from set
【DEFINITION】 ① If you set something somewhere, you put it there, especially in a careful or deliberate way.
② You can use set to say that a person or thing causes another person or thing to be in a particular condition or situation. For example, to set someone free means to cause them to be free, and to set something going means to cause it to start working.
③ When you set a clock or control, you adjust it to a particular point or level.
【Declension/Conjugation】 set, set, setting, sets
【SYNONYM】 fix, lay, go down
【ANTONYM】 rise
【ROOTs】 set; set
【Etymology】 《Old English settan》 cause to sit, put in some place, fix firmly; build, found; appoint, assign
【First Known Meaning】 cause to sit, put in some place, fix firmly; build, found; appoint, assign
setting ★★★[3226] noun from set
【DEFINITION】 A particular setting is a particular place or type of surroundings where something is or takes place.
【pl.】 settings
【COMPOSITION】 set + ing
【ROOTs】 ⑴ set; set ⑵ t; - ⑶ ing; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English settan》 cause to sit, put in some place, fix firmly; build, found; appoint, assign
upset ★★★★[2016] verb from upset 〈 set
【DEFINITION】 If something upsets you, it makes you feel worried or unhappy.
【Declension/Conjugation】 upset, upset, upsetting, upsets
【COMPOSITION】 up + set
【ROOTs】 ⑴ up; up ⑵ set; set
【Etymology】 《Old English settan》 cause to sit, put in some place, fix firmly; build, found; appoint, assign
【DERIVATIVEs】 upsettable, upsetter, upsetting, upsettingly, upset
Other words containing "set"; headset, offset, upsettable, upsetter, upsettingly
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
servi-, serv-
servar-, serv-
sert-
sequ
sent, sens
sen-
sell
self
sel-, sult
see
