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set aside

/sɛt əˌsaɪd/
/sɛt əˈsaɪd/
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Other forms: setting aside; sets aside

Definitions of set aside
  1. verb
    give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
    “She sets aside time for meditation every day”
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    type of:
    allot, assign, portion
    give out
  2. verb
    make inoperative or stop
    synonyms: suspend
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    type of:
    alter, change, modify
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Pronunciation
US
/sɛt əˌsaɪd/
UK
/sɛt əˈsaɪd/
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