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Phrase(s): set something out (for someone or something)
to remove something and place it so that it is available for someone or some purpose. • I set a piece of cake out for you to eat whenever you get home. • Liz set out some cake for Karen., Phrase(s): set out (on something)
to begin a journey; to begin a project. • We set out on our trip exactly as planned. • We set out at noon., Phrase(s): set out (for some place) (from some place)
to leave from some place on a journey for some place. • We set out for home from the cabin on the very next morning. • We set out from the cabin at dawn.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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1. Begin an earnest attempt, as in He set out to prove his point, or We accomplished what we set out to do. [Late 1800s] 2. Lay out systematically, as in She set out all the reports in chronological order. [Second half of 1500s] 3. Display for exhibition or sale, as in The Japanese restaurant set out samples of all the different kinds of sushi. [c. 1300] 4. Plant, as in It was time to set out the seedlings. [Early 1800s] 5. Begin a journey, as in They set out at dawn. [Late 1500s]
American Heritage Idioms