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set aside |
1. v. To separate and reserve something for a specific purpose. |
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Plan to set aside three or four hours to see the museum. |
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2. v. To leave out of account; to omit or neglect. |
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3. v. To disagree with something and reject or overturn it. |
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4. v. To declare something invalid or null and void. |
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Analysis |
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set |
1. v. To put (something) down, to rest. |
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Set the tray there. |
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2. v. To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place. |
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I have set my heart on running the marathon. |
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3. v. To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be. |
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aside |
1. adv. To or on one side so as to be out of the way. |
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Move aside, please, so that these people can come through. |
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2. post. aside from |
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Joking aside... |
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Unusual circumstances aside... |
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