set-in

[ set-in ]

/ ˈsɛtˌɪn /

adjective

made separately and placed within another unit.

Origin of set-in

First recorded in 1525–35; adj. use of verb phrase set in

Words nearby set-in

Seth, SETI, setiferous, setiform, setigerous, set-in, set in motion, set-in sleeve, setireme, set-jetting, setline

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Example sentences from the Web for set-in

Those wide seams in the whitewashed ceiling must mean the cracks due to a set-in door.
The Girl in the Mirror|Elizabeth Garver Jordan
In general the strongest flood does not set-in till Midsummer.
Lachesis Lapponica|Carl von Linn
"It's a set-in rain, and we're goin' to have a hard time," Hubert complained.
Captain Ted|Louis Pendleton
Fine weather may, perhaps, have set-in in the interval in all parts of the mountains.
Western Himalaya and Tibet|Thomas Thomson

British Dictionary definitions for set-in

set in

verb (intr, adverb)

to become establishedthe winter has set in

(of wind) to blow or (of current) to move towards shore

adjective set-in

(of a part) made separately and then added to a larger wholea set-in sleeve

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Idioms and Phrases with set-in

set in

Insert, put in, as in I still have to set in the sleeves and then the sweater will be done. [Late 1300s]

Begin to happen or become apparent, as in Darkness was setting in as I left. [c. 1700]

Move toward the shore, said of wind or water, as in The tide sets in very quickly here. [Early 1700s]

单词	set-in
释义	set-in [ set-in ] / ˈsɛtˌɪn / adjective made separately and placed within another unit. Origin of set-in First recorded in 1525–35; adj. use of verb phrase set in Words nearby set-in Seth, SETI, setiferous, setiform, setigerous, set-in, set in motion, set-in sleeve, setireme, set-jetting, setline Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for set-in Those wide seams in the whitewashed ceiling must mean the cracks due to a set-in door. The Girl in the Mirror\|Elizabeth Garver Jordan In general the strongest flood does not set-in till Midsummer. Lachesis Lapponica\|Carl von Linn "It's a set-in rain, and we're goin' to have a hard time," Hubert complained. Captain Ted\|Louis Pendleton Fine weather may, perhaps, have set-in in the interval in all parts of the mountains. Western Himalaya and Tibet\|Thomas Thomson British Dictionary definitions for set-in set in verb (intr, adverb) to become establishedthe winter has set in (of wind) to blow or (of current) to move towards shore adjective set-in (of a part) made separately and then added to a larger wholea set-in sleeve Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with set-in set in 1 Insert, put in, as in I still have to set in the sleeves and then the sweater will be done. [Late 1300s] 2 Begin to happen or become apparent, as in Darkness was setting in as I left. [c. 1700] 3 Move toward the shore, said of wind or water, as in The tide sets in very quickly here. [Early 1700s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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