set on

• Verbo frasal que se usa para indicar el ataque a alguien o algo, o para animar o incitar a alguien a actuar.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of attacking someone or something, or of encouraging or urging someone to do something.

incontable · verbo irregular · transitivo · phrasal, inseparable

1. Determined to do somethinginformal

   To be firmly determined or resolved to achieve or do something.

   empeñado en

   • She is set on becoming a doctor.
   • He was set on buying that car despite the cost.
   • They are set on moving to a new city next year.

   Sinónimosbent oncommitteddeterminedresolved

2. informal

   To attack someone physically or verbally.

   Atacar (física o verbalmente)

   • The dog set on the intruder without warning.
   • The critics set on the actor for his poor performance.
   • The gang set on him in the dark alley.

   Sinónimosassailassaultattackgo forlay intoset upontear into

   Antónimosdefendprotectshield

Verbo baseset