set down

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set down

The taxi driver will set down the passengers at the hotel entrance.

Definition

  1. Verb (Transitive):

    • To place something down, especially after carrying it: To put or deposit something onto a surface, typically to relieve oneself of its weight.
    • To record or write something officially: To establish or state something in a permanent or authoritative written form.
    • To attribute or ascribe: To explain or regard something as being caused by a particular factor.

  2. Verb (Intransitive, chiefly of an aircraft or bird):

    • To land or come to rest: To touch down and settle onto a surface.
Usage and Examples

  • Verb (Transitive - To place down):

    • Please set down your groceries on the kitchen counter.
    • The porter set down the heavy suitcase with a sigh of relief.

  • Verb (Transitive - To record in writing):

    • The committee's rules were set down in the official charter.
    • She set down her memories in a detailed journal.

  • Verb (Transitive - To attribute):

    • His success can be set down to years of hard work and dedication.
    • The error was set down to a simple misunderstanding.

  • Verb (Intransitive - To land):

    • The helicopter set down safely on the rooftop pad.
    • We watched the geese set down on the surface of the lake.
Advanced Usage

  • "to set down as": To classify or consider someone or something in a particular, often fixed, way.

    • I would set him down as a reliable and honest person.
    • The style was set down as a classic example of modernism.

  • "to set down for": To schedule or designate something for a particular time or purpose.

    • The meeting was set down for three o'clock. (Less common; "set for" is more frequent).
Variants and Related Words

  • Setdown (noun): A sharp or humiliating rebuke or rejection.

    • His proposal met with a severe setdown from the board.

  • Settle down: To become calm, quiet, or established in a stable life. (Note: This is a related but distinct phrasal verb).

Synonyms
  • Put down: To place something on a surface.
  • Write down: To record information on paper.
  • Ascribe: To attribute a cause or source.
  • Land: To come down to rest on the ground or another surface.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Set down (as used in law/aviation): The core meanings covered above (to land, to record) are the primary phrasal verb uses. It does not commonly branch into many other distinct phrasal meanings.
Related Idioms
  • To set down roots: To establish a permanent home or become settled in a community. (Note: This idiom uses "set" with "roots," not "set down" as a unit).
    • After years of traveling, they decided to set down roots in a small town.
set down

The taxi driver will set down the passengers at the hotel entrance.

Verb
  1. leave or unload
    • unload the cargo
    • drop off the passengers at the hotel
  2. go ashore
    • The passengers disembarked at Southampton
  3. cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
    • set down your bags here
  4. put or settle into a position
    • The hotel was set down at the bottom of the valley
  5. reach or come to rest
    • The bird landed on the highest branch
    • The plane landed in Istanbul
  6. put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.

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