set down

• Partikelverb, das verwendet wird, um das Ablegen von etwas auf einer Oberfläche, das schriftliche Festhalten von etwas oder das Aufstellen von Regeln oder Grundsätzen zu bezeichnen.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of placing something on a surface, recording something in writing, or establishing rules or principles.

unzählbar · unregelmäßiges Verb · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Place or put downformal

   To put something that you are holding onto a surface.

   Hinlegen

   • She set down her bag on the table.
   • He set down the heavy box carefully.
   • Please set down the tray before you leave.

   Synonymedepositlay downleaveplaceplunk downput downrest

   Antonymeliftpick upraise

2. Write or recordformal

   To write something down, especially in a formal or official way.

   Niederschreiben

   • The rules were set down in the contract.
   • He set down his thoughts in a journal.
   • The historian set down the events of the war.

   Synonymeinscribejot downnoterecordwrite down

3. Establish or imposeformal

   To establish a rule, principle, or standard.

   Festlegen

   • The committee set down strict guidelines for the project.
   • The law sets down the requirements for a valid contract.
   • The school set down a new policy on attendance.

   Synonymedictateenactestablishformulateinstitutelay downordainprescribespecifystipulate

   Antonymeabolishabrogatedisestablishrelinquishremoverepealrescindretractrevokewaive

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