set apart

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Definition

Verb (transitive): 1. To separate or keep distinct from others: To isolate, distinguish, or mark something as different. 2. To designate or reserve for a special purpose: To select or allocate something or someone for a specific use or role.

Usage and Examples
  • The unique architecture sets the building apart from all the others in the city.
  • Her dedication to detail set her apart as the top candidate for the promotion.
  • A fund was set apart for emergency repairs and maintenance.
  • The quiet study room is set apart for students who need to concentrate.
Advanced Usage
  • To be set apart: Often used in a passive sense to describe the state of being distinct or reserved.
    • This collection is set apart by its historical significance.
  • To set oneself apart: To distinguish oneself through one's actions or qualities.
    • He set himself apart through his innovative research.
Variants and Related Words
  • Set-aside (noun): A portion of something, especially money or land, officially reserved for a particular purpose.
    • The government announced a new set-aside for small businesses.
Synonyms
  • Distinguish: To recognize or point out a difference.
  • Isolate: To place or keep apart from others.
  • Seclude: To keep away from others.
  • Reserve: To keep for a particular use or purpose.
  • Designate: To choose someone or something for a specific role or purpose.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Set aside: Very similar in meaning to "set apart," often used interchangeably, especially for the meaning of reserving something.
    • She sets aside time each day for exercise.
  • Put aside: To save or reserve something, often money or time.
    • They are putting aside funds for their vacation.
Related Idioms
  • In a class of its own: So excellent it has no equal; distinctly superior. (Similar to the distinguishing sense of "set apart.")
    • As a pianist, she is in a class of her own.
  • Marked for: Destined or singled out for a particular fate or purpose.
    • From a young age, he was marked for greatness.
Verb
  1. set apart from others
    • The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on
  2. select something or someone for a specific purpose
    • The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise

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