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单词 setting out
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setout

1 of 2

noun

set·​out ˈset-ˌau̇t How to pronounce setout (audio)
1
a(1)
: array, display
(2)
: arrangement, layout
b
: buffet, spread
c
: turnout sense 5
2
: party, entertainment
3
: beginning, outset

set out

2 of 2

verb

set out; setting out; sets out

transitive verb

1
a
: to arrange and present graphically or systematically
b
: to mark out (something, such as a design) : lay out the plan of
2
: to state, describe, or recite at length
distributed copies of a pamphlet setting out his ideas in full S. F. Mason
3
: to begin with a definite purpose : intend, undertake

intransitive verb

: to start out on a course, a journey, or a career
set out across the country

Synonyms

Noun

  • arrangement
  • configuration
  • conformation
  • format
  • formation
  • layout
  • setup

Verb

  • delineate
  • depict
  • describe
  • draw
  • image
  • limn
  • paint
  • picture
  • portray
  • render
  • sketch
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Example Sentences

Noun the setout of the stations at the polling place was a little confusing Verb in his inaugural address, the president set out his vision for the nation over the next four years
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Kauk said those very issues drove Shopify to set out on its current path to fund more reliable, permanent carbon removal and storage. Lisa Held, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2022 Von der Leyen used her state of the union speech to set out a series of radical proposals to ease the crisis, from a grab on energy companies’ profits to measures to curb demand. Ewa Krukowska, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Sep. 2022 The European Commission is due to set out the EU proposals on Wednesday and governments can then thrash out the details, possibly approving them at a Sept. 30 meeting of energy ministers. Kate Abnett, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2022 Such speeches are a chance for new leaders to set out their vision — and can come back to haunt them. Jill Lawless, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022 Without further ado, Alice decides to set out on her own adventure. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 10 Aug. 2022 Bringing together the right experts to set out the options, implications, and feasibilities for corporate leaders is a logical and potentially powerful first step in embracing the freelance revolution. Jon Younger, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022 While in South Africa, Mr. Blinken is due to set out the Biden administration’s strategy for sub-Saharan Africa, which is expected to seek a reset of relations with the continent from the strained years of the Trump administration. Jessica Donati, WSJ, 7 Aug. 2022 The meeting brought together delegates to set out plans for protecting Africa’s nature in the face of threats from climate change, urbanization and population growth. Ciku Kimeria, Quartz, 2 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1807, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

setting out

verb

present participle of set out
as in describing
to give a representation or account of in words in his inaugural address, the president set out his vision for the nation over the next four years

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • describing
  • depicting
  • portraying
  • painting
  • rendering
  • sketching
  • imaging
  • drawing
  • characterizing
  • picturing
  • illustrating
  • delineating
  • defining
  • summing up
  • limning
  • recounting
  • relating
  • representing
  • outlining
  • touching off
  • summarizing
  • reporting
  • displaying
  • labeling
  • showing
  • telling
  • narrating
  • exhibiting
  • demonstrating
  • qualifying
  • suggesting
  • reciting
  • tracing
  • labelling
  • hinting
  • drafting
  • rehearsing
  • vignetting
  • silhouetting
  • redescribing
  • reimaging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • twisting
  • distorting
  • coloring
  • misrepresenting
  • falsifying
  • warping
  • misdescribing
  • misstating
  • perverting
  • garbling
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