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setting
adjectives
a beautiful/lovely/magnificent setting
• The event takes place in the magnificent setting of Bramham Park.
a perfect/ideal setting
• The castle was a perfect setting for the wedding.
an idyllic setting
(= a very beautiful and peaceful place )
• Three artists have come together to paint and teach in an idyllic setting in West Sussex.
a rural/urban setting
• The research station is located in a rural setting.
verbs
provide a setting
• The hotel provides an ideal setting for conferences.
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noun place where sth happens ADJ. unlikely The hospital is an unlikely setting for an art auction. | unfamiliar | natural wild animals in their natural setting | attractive, beautiful, charming, delightful, idyllic, lovely, magnificent, perfect, picturesque | dramatic | peaceful, secluded, tranquil | intimate | formal, informal | rural | contemporary biblical stories in a contemporary setting | social The French Club offers the chance to practise your language skills in a social setting. | work In a work setting, more formal language would be used. | hospital, laboratory, etc. | cultural, educational, historical | domestic, family elderly people living in a domestic setting VERB + SETTING create, provide The park provides the perfect setting for the play. PREP. in a/the … ~ a hotel in a beautiful setting of landscaped gardens | ~ for a lovely setting for a picnic | ~ in a dramatic setting in Cornwall | ~ of the rural setting of Petrarch's sonnets of controls ADJ. high, low, moderate | default, standard VERB + SETTING adjust, change | increase, reduce PREP. at a/the ~ The oven should be at a high setting.
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