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set out

The family set out on their road trip early in the morning.

Definition

  1. Verb (transitive):

    • To arrange or display things in an orderly manner: To place items so they are organized, visible, or logically presented.
    • To explain or describe something in a clear and methodical way: To state facts, reasons, or arguments in a structured format.

  2. Verb (intransitive):

    • To begin a journey or trip: To start traveling toward a destination.
    • To begin a course of action with a specific aim: To start doing something with a particular purpose or intention.
Examples of Usage

  • Verb (transitive):

    • She set out the documents on the table for everyone to review.
    • The report clearly sets out the reasons for the policy change.

  • Verb (intransitive):

    • We set out for the mountains at dawn.
    • He set out to learn a new language this year.
Advanced Usage

  • "to set out one's stall": (British English idiom) To clearly show one's abilities, intentions, or what one has to offer.

    • In the interview, she really set out her stall and impressed the panel.

  • "to set out on a course of...": To begin a specific and often long-term endeavor.

    • The company has set out on a course of major expansion.
Variants and Related Words

  • Set forth (verb phrase): A formal synonym often used interchangeably with "set out," especially for beginning a journey or explaining ideas.

    • They set forth on their expedition.
    • The terms are set forth in the contract.

  • Lay out (verb phrase): A close synonym for the "arrange/display" meaning.

    • Please lay out the tools we will need.
Synonyms
  • Begin / Commence: To start an action or journey.
  • Arrange / Display: To put things in a particular order.
  • Explain / Elucidate: To make an idea clear.
  • Embark: To start a journey or venture (often used with "on": ).
Related Phrasal Verbs

  • Set off: To begin a journey. Very similar to the intransitive "set out."

    • They set off on their adventure.

  • Set about: To begin doing something, especially with energy or determination. It is followed by a gerund or noun.

    • She set about cleaning the entire house.
Related Idioms
  • Set out one's stall: As mentioned in Advanced Usage.
  • Set out on the right/wrong foot: To begin something in a good or bad way.
    • By being unprepared, he set out on the wrong foot with the new client.
set out

The family set out on their road trip early in the morning.

Verb
  1. leave
    • The family took off for Florida
  2. lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
    • lay out the clothes
    • lay out the arguments
  3. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
    • We began working at dawn
    • Who will start?
    • Get working as soon as the sun rises!
    • The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia
    • He began early in the day
    • Let's get down to work now

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