set out

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar o início de uma viagem ou empreendimento, ou para explicar ou apresentar algo de forma clara e sistemática.

A phrasal verb used to indicate beginning a journey or undertaking, or to explain or present something clearly and systematically.

incontável · verbo irregular · intransitivo · phrasal, inseparável

1. Begin a journeyformal

   To start a trip or journey.

   Partir

   • They set out early in the morning to avoid traffic.
   • The explorers set out on their expedition to the Arctic.
   • We set out for the coast at dawn.

   Sinônimosdepartembarkleavesally forthset offstart outtake off

2. Start an activity or taskformal

   To begin a task, project, or activity with a specific goal in mind.

   Começar

   • She set out to write a novel in just three months.
   • The team set out to solve the complex problem.
   • He set out to prove his theory with experiments.

   Sinônimosbegincommenceembark onget goinginitiatestartundertake

3. Explain or present clearlyformal

   To present or explain something in a clear, organized way.

   Explicar claramente

   • The report sets out the main findings of the study.
   • The contract sets out the terms and conditions of the agreement.
   • She set out her arguments in a logical order.

   Sinônimosdelineatedescribedetailexplainexpoundlay outoutlinepresent

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