| 单词 | to set down |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto set down to set down (Cf. to set adown at Phrasal verbs 2) 1. See simple trans. senses and down adv. a. To cause to sit down. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of sitting > sit on [verb (transitive)] > seat or cause to sit setc888 settleOE sitc1300 to set downa1470 siegea1500 seat1623 plotz1969 a1470 W. Gregory Chron. in Hist. Coll. Citizen London (Camden) 222 The Erle of Worseter was take before the mayre and sette downe in the myddys of the hy tabylle. 1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. ccxxvii. 295 b The duke of Orlyaunce set euery man downe. 1835 N. P. Willis Pencillings III. 135 We were set down..at nine, to cold grouse, salmon [etc.]. 1861 S. Brooks Silver Cord (1865) v. 27 The little girl having..been..set down, in a half-darkened apartment, to amuse herself with the pictures in Fox's Book of Martyrs. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military organization > logistics > quartering > quarter (troops) [verb (transitive)] > encamp lodge?c1225 encamp1569 to set downa1616 a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) v. iii. 2 We will before the walls of Rome to morrow Set downe our Hoast. View more context for this quotation 1621 R. Montagu Diatribæ Hist. Tithes 34 Because he did not..spend so many bookes..as Antimachus did, before he sate downe the seuen Princes at Thebes. c. To place, situate, locate. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > place or put in a position [verb (transitive)] > situate setc950 markc1400 situate?a1425 site?c1425 plant1558 seat1603 emplacea1627 position1817 to set down1827 spot1891 1827 Edinb. Weekly Jrnl. 28 Feb. in W. Scott Chron. Canongate Introd. App. Wherever the belligerent powers might be pleased to set down this new theatre. 1882 W. Morris in J. W. Mackail Life W. Morris (1899) II. 67 Lewes is set down better than any town I have seen in England. a1887 R. Jefferies Field & Hedgerow (1889) 316 He was the exact counterpart of the London Jew dealer, set down in the midst of the country. d. Falconry. (See quots.) ΚΠ 1614 S. Latham Falconry i. xi. 40 You doe at her first setting downe, giue her as much as she list to take into her gorge. 1891 J. E. Harting Bibliotheca Accipitraria 229 Set down to moult, put into the mew. 2. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > removal from office or authority > remove from office or authority [verb (transitive)] outOE deposec1300 remuec1325 to put out1344 to set downc1369 deprivec1374 outputa1382 removea1382 to throw outa1382 to put downc1384 privea1387 to set adowna1387 to put out of ——?a1400 amovec1425 disappoint1434 unmakec1475 dismiss1477 dispoint1483 voidc1503 to set or put beside (or besides) the cushion1546 relieve1549 cass1550 displace1553 unauthorize1554 to wring out1560 seclude1572 eject1576 dispost1577 decass1579 overboard1585 cast1587 sequester1587 to put to grass1589 cashier1592 discompose1599 abdicate1610 unseat1611 dismount1612 disoffice1627 to take off1642 unchair1645 destitute1653 lift1659 resign1674 quietus1688 superannuate1692 derange1796 shelve1812 shelf1819 Stellenbosch1900 defenestrate1917 axe1922 retire1961 c1369 G. Chaucer Bk. Duchesse 635 That is broght up she set al doun. 1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Rolls) VII. 261 In þat counsaille were y-sett doun meny bisshops and abbotes. 1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Rolls) VIII. 179 He was i-sette doun of the fourþe pope Innocentius. a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) II. 141 Quhat was best to be done aganis..thair new reliegieoun and to sie quhat way thay might sett done the samin. b. To lower (a person's pride, etc.); to take down, snub. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > humiliation > humiliate [verb (transitive)] anitherOE fellOE lowc1175 to lay lowc1225 to set adownc1275 snuba1340 meekc1350 depose1377 aneantizea1382 to bring lowa1387 declinea1400 meekenc1400 to pull downc1425 avalec1430 to-gradea1440 to put downc1440 humble1484 alow1494 deject?1521 depress1526 plucka1529 to cut (rarely to cast down) the comb of?1533 to bring down1535 to bring basec1540 adbass1548 diminish1560 afflict1561 to take down1562 to throw down1567 debase1569 embase1571 diminute1575 to put (also thrust) a person's nose out of jointc1576 exinanite1577 to take (a person) a peg lower1589 to take (a person) down a peg (or two)1589 disbasea1592 to take (a person) down a buttonhole (or two)1592 comb-cut1593 unpuff1598 atterr1605 dismount1608 annihilate1610 crest-fall1611 demit1611 pulla1616 avilea1617 to put a scorn on, upon1633 mortify1639 dimit1658 to put a person's pipe out1720 to let down1747 to set down1753 humiliate1757 to draw (a person's) eyeteeth1789 start1821 squabash1822 to wipe a person's eye1823 to crop the feathers of1827 embarrass1839 to knock (also take, etc.) (a person) off his or her perch1864 to sit upon ——1864 squelch1864 to cut out of all feather1865 to sit on ——1868 to turn down1870 to score off1882 to do (a person) in the eye1891 puncture1908 to put (a person) in (also into) his, her place1908 to cut down to size1927 flatten1932 to slap (a person) down1938 punk1963 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison IV. iv. 37 Sir Harry own'd himself to blame; and thus the Lady's pride was set down softly. 1846 D. Jerrold Mrs. Caudle xxxi. 121 Like her impudence!—I set her down for the rest of the evening. 1889 A. V. Carr Margaret Maliphant I. i. 11 I was such a headstrong girl that it took a deal to set me down. 3. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > tuning or intonation > tune [verb (transitive)] > tune strings wresta1000 straina1387 string1530 to set down1565 wrench1577 to wind up1608 wind1612 to screw up1625 to set up1643 screw1657 1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus at Chelys Intendere chelyn, to wreste vp the stringes of the lute. Laxare chelyn, to sette downe. a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) ii. i. 201 O, you are well tun'd now, But I'le set downe the pegs, that make this musique. View more context for this quotation b. To beat down to a shape. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > work with metal [verb (transitive)] > forge or shape > in specific way batterc1380 beat1483 peena1522 hammer1522 malleate1598 extenuate1599 upset1678 planish1688 to set down1703 foliate1704 raise1774 skelp1803 tilt1825 jump1851 cold-hammer1858 stub1869 upend1932 ding1939 coin1940 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 193 So much of the Sheet as lies over the Cavity is set down into it with the Seaming-mallet. 1843 C. Holtzapffel Turning & Mech. Manip. I. 213 When the iron is to be set down..it is first nicked with a round fuller. 4. a. To place so as to rest upon a surface; to put down, as upon the ground. Also absol. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > place or put in a position [verb (transitive)] > put or lay down allayOE seta1000 to lay downc1275 to put downa1382 to set downa1400 deposec1420 to sit down1600 depositate1618 deposit1749 ground1751 plank1859 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 12958 On an heȝe pinacle he set him doun Of þe temple. ?1560 H. Rhodes Bk. Nurture (new ed.) sig. A.iiv In some places the keruer doth vse to shew and set down,..& in some place, he beareth the first dish, and..setteth it downe couered before the degre of a knyght. 1573 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 4 He hath set down his staf. 1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets cxliii. sig. I2v As a..huswife..Sets downe her babe. 1796 M. Robinson Angelina III. 180 Sir Edward sat down the candlestick. 1825 W. Scott Betrothed x, in Tales Crusaders I. 185 The body was here set down before the door of the chapel. 1878 F. A. Kemble Rec. Girlhood II. i. 28 If you attempt to lift or carry me down the stage, I will kick and scream till you set me down. b. To cause or allow to alight from a vehicle; to ‘drop’ (a person at a place). Also absol.Said of the person or persons in charge of or occupying the vehicle, or of the vehicle itself. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > transport or convey in a vehicle [verb (transitive)] > set down to set down1669 to put down1795 to leave off1848 land1853 to put off1867 drop1961 1669 S. Pepys Diary 18 Mar. (1976) IX. 487 My wife and I going by coach, she went with us to Holburne, where we set her down. 1694 W. Congreve Double-dealer v. i. 78 My Coach shall set you down. 1715 J. Gay Let. to Pope 8 July I have just set down Sir Samuel Garth at the Opera. 1782 F. Burney Cecilia IV. viii. i. 155 I knew the postilion very well... And then he told me where he had set you down. 1841 W. M. Thackeray Great Hoggarty Diamond ii A number of carriages full of ladies were drawing up and setting down. 1844 Act 7 & 8 Victoria c. 85 §6 Such Train shall..take up and set down Passengers at every Passenger Station. 1889 ‘Mrs. Alexander’ Crooked Path I. iv. 110 The carriage is to come back for us after setting you down at the theatre. 5. a. To put down in writing or in print; to put on paper; to enter in a catalogue or account; to write out, compose; to put on record; to record, relate, give an account of. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > written record > record in writing [verb (transitive)] writeeOE awriteeOE markOE titlea1325 record1340 registera1393 accordc1450 chronicle1460 to write upa1475 calendar1487 enrol1530 prickc1540 scripture1540 to set down1562 report1600 reservea1616 tabulatea1646 to take down1651 actuate1658 to commit to writing (also paper)1695 to mark down1881 slate1883 society > communication > writing > [verb (transitive)] > set down in writing adighteOE to set on writea900 dightc1000 writeOE brevea1225 layc1330 indite1340 take1418 annote1449 printa1450 scribe1465 redact?a1475 reduce1485 letter1504 recite1523 to commit to writing (also paper)1529 pen1530 reduce?1533 token up1535 scripture1540 titulea1550 to set down1562 quote1573 to put down1574 paper1594 to write down1594 apprehend1611 fix1630 exarate1656 depose1668 put1910 1562 H. Baker Well Sprynge Sci. f. 7v I set downe 4. for the fourth figure (vnder ye line). 1576 G. Gascoigne Droomme of Doomes Day ii. E viij [In the Scriptures] there are set down two..entyer parts of rightuousnesse. 1579 S. Gosson Schoole of Abuse Ep. Ded. sig. ☞4 The harshest penne maye sett downe somewhat woorth the reading. 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream i. ii. 18 You, Nick Bottom are set downe for Pyramus. View more context for this quotation 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning i. sig. H1 After the Creation was finished, it is sette downe vnto vs, that man was placed in the Garden to worke therein. View more context for this quotation 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 288 And here I am willing to set down their names. 1615 R. Cocks Diary (1883) I. 70 I forgot to set downe how I receaved a letter from Martin de Guinia. 1665 S. Patrick Parable of Pilgrim xi. 59 You will expect..that I should set down at large the particulars of every dayes conference. 1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant ii. ii. 182 A great many good Ports that are not set down in the Maps. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 266. ⁋2 Her Women..are alphabetically set down in her Book. 1779 J. Moore View Society & Manners France (1789) I. ix. 62 I set down the whole scene as soon as F—— left me. 1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. iii. 49 My youngest boy..bethought himself of setting down a few ‘School-miseries’. 1863 C. C. Clarke Shakespeare-characters xvi. 393 I have always regretted that Hazlitt set down that passage. 1886 W. Besant Children of Gibeon II. ii. v. 36 It would not be fair to set down in cold blood the things he habitually said. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > appeal for judgement [phrase] > conclude to set down the or one's period1590 1590 R. Greene Neuer too Late i. 8 They set downe the period with a deepe sigh. 1590 R. Greene Mourning Garment 17 At last she set downe her period on the face of Alexis, thinking he was the fairest. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > pricing > attach a price to [verb (transitive)] > set or fix price (of) loveOE prizea1325 setc1420 make1423 cheapa1464 price1471 ratify1511 to set up?1529 apprize1533 rate1599 to set down1599 pitch1624 tax1846 to charge1889 sale-price1959 1599 George a Greene sig. G1v George a Greene, set downe the king of Scots His ransome. 1621 R. Cocks Diary (1883) II. 141 It being the price sett downe. 1654 J. Bramhall Just Vindic. Church of Eng. iv. 85 Prescribed the indowments of Vicars, set down the wages of Priests. d. To put down, as in a schedule or table, to be performed at a certain time; †to appoint a time for the performance of (something). ΘΚΠ the world > time > particular time > [verb (transitive)] > time, appoint, or set a time for seta1056 givec1320 timea1393 attermine1413 day1594 settle1596 to set down1597 momenta1661 order1669 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III iii. iv. 42 We haue not yet set downe this day of triumph. View more context for this quotation 1608 W. Shakespeare Richard II iv. i. 309 On Wednesday next we solemnely set downe [1597 proclaime] Our Coronation. 1795 C. Abbot Jurisdict. & Pract. Court Great Sessions Wales 120 The plaintiff must..set down his cause to be heard. 1819 W. P. Taunton Rep. Cases Comm. Pleas VII. 85 Cases out of Chancery..cannot be set down nor heard, unless they are signed by a Serjeant. 1889 W. M. Acworth Railways of Eng. 203 The Great Western express..was set down to leave Didcot..3 minutes earlier. 1893 Weekly Notes 28 68/1 After the cause had been set down for trial. ΘΚΠ society > authority > command > command or bidding > command [verb (transitive)] > ordain, prescribe, or appoint asetc885 teachc897 deemc900 ashapea1000 i-demeOE setc1000 shiftc1000 stevenOE redeOE willOE lookc1175 showc1175 stablea1300 devise1303 terminea1325 shapec1330 stightlea1375 determinec1384 judgea1387 sign1389 assize1393 statute1397 commanda1400 decree1399 yarka1400 writec1405 decreetc1425 rule1447 stallc1460 constitute1481 assignc1485 institute1485 prescribec1487 constitue1489 destinate1490 to lay down1493 make?a1513 call1523 plant1529 allot1532 stint1533 determ1535 appointa1538 destinec1540 prescrive1552 lot1560 fore-appoint1561 nominate1564 to set down1576 refer1590 sort1592 doom1594 fit1600 dictate1606 determinate1636 inordera1641 state1647 fix1660 direct1816 1576 A. Fleming tr. C. Plinius Novocomensis in Panoplie Epist. 257 Whiles I set doune directions and precepts. 1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 85v Shee endeauoureth to sette downe good lawes. 1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 28 Therfore set it downe; That an Habit of Secrecy, is both Politick, and Morall. 1641 J. Milton Of Reformation 47 If..the Constitution of the Church be already set down by divine prescript. 1688 Lett. conc. Pres. St. Italy 30 All of that Cabale had set down this for a Rule. a. To determine or resolve upon. Also set down one's rest (see rest n.3 Phrases 3a). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > resolve or decide upon [verb (transitive)] to take (in early use (i-)nim) to redeeOE redeOE to take (in early use (i-)nim) redeOE to bring to stallc1275 rewardc1380 perfix1415 determ1423 concludec1430 prefix?1523 resolve1523 affix1524 devise1548 pitch?1567 purpose1574 to resolve with oneself1578 to set down1582 settle1596 determinea1616 decision1877 predetermine1884 1582 N. Lichefield tr. F. L. de Castanheda 1st Bk. Hist. Discouerie E. Indias xxx. 73 b Of the meeting of the King..and the Captaine generall, at which time there was set downe a Trade and Factorie. a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) i. iv. 162 Wee will haue these things set downe by lawfull Counsell. View more context for this quotation 1633 Bp. J. Hall Plaine Explic. Hard Texts i. 87 [He] must..set it downe with his owne heart to undergoe resolutely all the difficulties that [etc.]. b. passive and intransitive. To be resolved, resolve. Obsolete exc. northern dialect const. infinitive. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > resolution or determination > be resolute or determined [verb (intransitive)] confirm1382 needsa1387 beseta1400 purposea1400 to be determined1529 to set downa1586 to set (up) one's rest1593 to stop at nothing1676 to keep one's pecker up1845 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. v. sig. D4 One, that to praise well, one must first set downe with himselfe, what it is to be excellent. 1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 295 A man set downe to mischiefe. 1684 N. Lee Constantine iii. ii. 36 If you set down t'enjoy me, Sir. 8. a. To estimate, reckon; †in early use with object and complement, or with clause; now only, to regard (a person) as, take (him) for, consider (him) to be (so-and-so). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > evaluation, estimation, appraisal > appraise, estimate [verb (transitive)] > consider to be, account as telleOE talec897 seeOE letc1000 holdc1200 reckon1340 aima1382 accounta1387 counta1387 judgec1390 takea1400 countc1400 receivec1400 existimatec1430 to look on ——?c1430 makec1440 reputea1449 suppose1474 treatc1485 determinea1513 recount?c1525 esteem1526 believe1533 estimate?1533 ascribe1535 consider1539 regard1547 count1553 to look upon ——1553 take1561 reck1567 eye?1593 censure1597 subscribe1600 perhibit1613 behold1642 resent1642 attributea1657 fancy1662 vogue1675 decount1762 to put down1788 to set down1798 rate1854 have1867 mean1878 1798 Geraldina I. 183 I never see a library of books with highly gilt bindings, but I set down that the owner seldom opens them. 1799 H. Lee Canterbury Tales (ed. 2) I. 198 The playful unconscious character she had first been set down. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas I. i. xii. 107 The corregidor..set me down for the culprit. 1815 Zeluca III. 9 He sat himself down as invulnerable. 1828 W. Scott Aunt Margaret's Mirror ii You had best set him down a Jesuit. 1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge xlviii. 214 Those who cling to the truth and support the right cause, are set down as mad. 1872 J. Hartley Yorks. Ditties 2nd Ser. 118 They used to be sat daan to be young ens 'at hadn't le'nt wit. 1889 F. Barrett Under Strange Mask I. iv. 68 He would set her down at once for an impertinent..busy-body. b. To attribute, or put down to. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > attribution or assignment of cause > assign to a cause [verb (transitive)] titleOE aretc1340 witena1375 witnea1375 reta1382 depute1382 wite1382 seta1387 layc1425 expoundc1430 imputec1480 attribue1481 assign1489 reckon1526 attribute1530 count1535 allot?1556 draw1578 object1613 prefer1628 entitle1629 implya1641 to score (something) on1645 intitule1651 put1722 to put down1723 charge1737 own1740 place1802 to set down1822 affiliate1823 1822 C. Lamb in London Mag. Nov. 454/2 He could not set it down to caprice. 1877 C. M. Yonge Cameos cxxxiii, in Monthly Packet Feb. 132 This, as usual, was set down to malice prepense on his side. 9. Now dialect. a. reflexive. To seat oneself. (Cf. 3) †Also, to go down on one's knees: cf. sense 2. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of sitting > sit down [verb (reflexive)] siteOE seta1300 to sit downa1393 to set downa1400 seat1589 swapa1592 bench1608 pitch1844 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 14092 For-wit his fete sco sett hir dun. 1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur i. xix. 65 He sette hym doune by a fontayne. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. John vi. f. 1–4 Iesus, beyng sumwhat separate from the people, setteth hym down on the hyll. 1694 Acct. Several Late Voy. (1711) i. 64 They set themselves down on the Grass. 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 15 We..set us down to fish. b. passive. To be seated. (Cf. 4.) Also transferred to be settled in a place. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > [verb (passive)] stay1558 settlea1648 seata1684 to set down1741 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 13495 All right þar war þai sett dun. 1567 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure II. iv. f. 13 The King and Ariobarzanes being set down at a table. 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. 229 When I was set downe to my meat. 1741 Countess of Hartford in Countess of Hartford & Countess of Pomfret Corr. (1805) III. 189 When I am set peacefully down at my farm I shall often read over your letters. 1776 S. J. Pratt Pupil of Pleasure II. 74 I was just set down to the card-table at the Delmores. 1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering I. xvi. 258 When all should be gone to bed, or set down to cards, which is the same thing. c. intransitive. To sit down. (Cf. 5.) ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of sitting > be sitting or seated [verb (intransitive)] > sit down sitOE to sit adownc1275 to sit downc1300 to make one's seata1400 to set adowna1400 to set downc1400 seat1596 pitch1796 roost1816 take a pew1898 c1400 Rule St. Benet (Verse) 1741 Þai sal set down And mak a schort colaciown. 1442 Aberdeen Reg. (1844) I. 7 That..[he] sal cum..and set downe on his kneis. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 713/1 I set downe, I rest me on a seate, je massis. 1636 P. Heylyn Hist. Sabbath i. 124 That we should..set down with modesty,..to heare the Law. 1685 J. Evelyn Diary (1955) IV. 473 All the Gent:..in his traine setting downe at Table with him. 1720 Humourist 212 Till he set down to Dinner. 1794 A. M. Bennett Ellen I. 28 He had just..set down to his coffee. 1809 S. Smith Serm. l. 43 He is ever ready..to say a grace to God, before he sets down to feast with Mammon. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > patience > endure patiently [verb (transitive)] > bear with or tolerate forbearc897 tholec950 bearOE abidec1300 bidea1325 takec1330 suffer1340 wielda1375 to have patience with (also in, toward)c1384 supportc1384 to sit with ——c1400 sustainc1400 thulgec1400 acceptc1405 to away with1528 brook1530 well away1533 to bear with —1538 digest1553 to comport with1565 stand1567 purse?1571 to put up1573 well away1579 comport1588 fadge1592 abrook1594 to come away1594 to take up with1609 swallow1611 embracea1616 to pack up1624 concocta1627 to set down bya1630 to take with ——1632 tolerate1646 brook1658 stomach1677 pouch1819 a1630 F. Moryson in Shakespeare's Europe (1903) i. i. 64 The Venetians..having a very rich Shipp robbed by Turkish Pyratts.., were forced to sett downe by the losse. 10. reflexive. To begin to devote oneself to. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin an action [verb (reflexive)] > resolutely or vigorously settle1530 buckle1570 to set down1864 1864 J. H. Newman Apologia 243 I set myself down to my translation of St. Athanasius. 1891 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 150 173/1 In his green old age, he set himself down to write this great dictionary. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting temporarily > camping or encamping > camp or encamp [verb (intransitive)] wickc897 lodge13.. telda1325 pitch1535 camp1611 to set downa1616 decamp1698 encamp1725 to camp out1748 outspan1801 tent1856 laager1879 tarpaulin1891 society > armed hostility > attack > action or state of siege or blockade > lay siege [verb (intransitive)] to lay ensiege?a1500 to plant a siegea1500 to sit down1593 inleaguer1603 to set downa1616 to lie down1693 sit1802 a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iii. xiii. 171 Cæsar sets downe in Alexandria. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) i. i. 117 Man setting downe before you, will vndermine you, and blow you vp. View more context for this quotation 1621 M. Wroth Countesse of Mountgomeries Urania 130 Then did the braue Generall set down before Thessalonica. 1631 P. Heylyn Hist. St. George 248 Nothing to stop our march, till we set downe With all our troopes, before the Holy Towne. 12. intransitive. To have a direction downwards. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > specific directions > have specific directions [verb (intransitive)] > have downward direction to come down1443 propend1545 to set down1747 1747 W. Hooson Miners Dict. sig. S2b If a fair leading sets down under the second Sett, it may in all probability lead down to a third, and so on. < as lemmas |
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