stet

S0749200 (stĕt)v. stet·ted, stet·ting, stets v.intr. To direct that a letter, word, or other matter marked for omission or correction is to be retained. Used in the imperative.v.tr. To nullify (a correction or deletion) in printed matter.

[Latin, third person sing. present subjunctive of stāre, to stand; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]

stet

(stɛt) n (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a word or mark indicating that certain deleted typeset or written matter is to be retained. Compare delevb, stets, stetting or stetted (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (tr) to mark (matter to be retained) with a stet[Latin, literally: let it stand]

stet

(stɛt)

v. stet•ted, stet•ting. v.i. 1. let it stand (used in the imperative as a direction on a printer's proof or manuscript to retain material previously deleted). v.t. 2. to retain (material previously deleted) by marking it with the word “stet” or a row of dots. [1815–25; < Latin stēt, present subjunctive 3rd pers. singular of stāre to stand]

stet

- Latin for "let it stand," a notation to ignore a correction made to a text.See also related terms for ignore.

stet

Past participle: stetted
Gerund: stetting

Imperative
stet
stet

Present
I stet
you stet
he/she/it stets
we stet
you stet
they stet

Preterite
I stetted
you stetted
he/she/it stetted
we stetted
you stetted
they stetted

Present Continuous
I am stetting
you are stetting
he/she/it is stetting
we are stetting
you are stetting
they are stetting

Present Perfect
I have stetted
you have stetted
he/she/it has stetted
we have stetted
you have stetted
they have stetted

Past Continuous
I was stetting
you were stetting
he/she/it was stetting
we were stetting
you were stetting
they were stetting

Past Perfect
I had stetted
you had stetted
he/she/it had stetted
we had stetted
you had stetted
they had stetted

Future
I will stet
you will stet
he/she/it will stet
we will stet
you will stet
they will stet

Future Perfect
I will have stetted
you will have stetted
he/she/it will have stetted
we will have stetted
you will have stetted
they will have stetted

Future Continuous
I will be stetting
you will be stetting
he/she/it will be stetting
we will be stetting
you will be stetting
they will be stetting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been stetting
you have been stetting
he/she/it has been stetting
we have been stetting
you have been stetting
they have been stetting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been stetting
you will have been stetting
he/she/it will have been stetting
we will have been stetting
you will have been stetting
they will have been stetting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been stetting
you had been stetting
he/she/it had been stetting
we had been stetting
you had been stetting
they had been stetting

Conditional
I would stet
you would stet
he/she/it would stet
we would stet
you would stet
they would stet

Past Conditional
I would have stetted
you would have stetted
he/she/it would have stetted
we would have stetted
you would have stetted
they would have stetted

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	stet - printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletionstet - printing: direct that a matter marked for omission or correction is to be retained (used in the imperative)annul, invalidate, nullify, void, quash, avoid - declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"
	2.	stet - printing: direct that a matter marked for omission or correction is to be retained (used in the imperative)direct - command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework"stet - printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion

Translations

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Words related to stet

verb printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion

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verb printing: direct that a matter marked for omission or correction is to be retained (used in the imperative)

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