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单词 to set forth
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to set (a person) forth
b. Expressing promptitude or eagerness for action. to set (a person) forth: to urge forward. to make oneself forth: to bestir oneself, prepare.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > prepare [verb (reflexive)]
yarec888
yarkc1000
graithc1230
dightc1275
to make yarec1290
arrayc1320
tirec1330
agraith1340
buska1350
readya1350
dressc1350
shapec1374
disposec1375
ordainc1380
rayc1380
makec1390
bouna1400
updressa1400
fettlec1400
address1447
ettlec1450
aready1470
to make oneself forth1488
busklea1555
poise1639
arrange1865
the mind > will > motivation > motivate [verb (transitive)] > incite or instigate > urge on or incite
tar ona900
wheta1000
eggc1200
spura1225
aprick1297
ertc1325
sharpa1340
abaita1470
sharpen1483
to set (a person) forth1488
to set forth1553
egg1566
hound1571
shove?1571
edge1575
strain1581
spur1582
spurn1583
hag1587
edge1600
hist1604
switch1648
string1881
haik1892
goose1934
1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) viii. l. 752 The knycht Cambell..At the north ȝett, and Ramsay, maid thaim ford.
1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) iv. l. 482 To tak him in thai maid thaim redy ford.
1553 T. Wilson Arte Rhetorique (1580) 67 Good will settyng me forthe with the foremost: I can not chuse but write.
1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus ii. f. 21 In euerie Camp the proudest man armait His pray was ay, and maid him euer ford.
extracted from forthadv.prep.n.
to set forth
to set forth
See simple senses and forth adv.
1.
a. To thrust forth. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of stretching body > stretch oneself or be stretched [verb (intransitive)] > specific part of body > in some direction, purposefully
to set fortha1225
the mind > will > motivation > motivate [verb (transitive)] > incite or instigate > urge on or incite
tar ona900
wheta1000
eggc1200
spura1225
aprick1297
ertc1325
sharpa1340
abaita1470
sharpen1483
to set (a person) forth1488
to set forth1553
egg1566
hound1571
shove?1571
edge1575
strain1581
spur1582
spurn1583
hag1587
edge1600
hist1604
switch1648
string1881
haik1892
goose1934
a1225 Leg. Kath. 827 Ah nu we beoð of se feor for þe iflut hidere, þu schalt setten sikel forð.
1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique 118 Some settes forth their lippes two ynches good beyonde their teeth.
b. To direct or send forward, set on the way.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > forward movement > move or cause to move forward or advance [verb (transitive)] > send forward
to set forth1525
to set forward1556
to set ona1616
to send on1877
1525 Lee in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1846) 3rd Ser. II. 75 To sett forthe the standard against thies Philistees.
1548 H. Latimer Notable Serm. sig. A.iiv I haue assaied to sette furth my plough, to proue what I coulde do.
1590 H. Barwick Breefe Disc. Weapons 7 My commaunder commaunds me to set foorth of my band of 200, one hundred, to keepe a straight or passage.
c. To arrange or dispose in a certain manner; to lay out. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > arrange [verb (transitive)]
stightc825
fadec1020
orderc1225
adightc1275
dightc1275
castc1320
raila1350
form1362
stightlea1375
rayc1380
informa1382
disposea1387
throwc1390
addressa1393
shifta1400
rengea1425
to set forth?c1450
rule1488
rummage1544
marshalc1547
place1548
suit1552
dispone1558
plat1587
enrange1590
draw1663
range1711
arrange1791
to lay out1848
?c1450 in G. J. Aungier Hist. & Antiq. Syon Monastery (1840) 373 The butler schal sett forthe the pottys..up on eche table.
a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) ii. i. 295 We'l set forth In best appointment all our Regiments. View more context for this quotation
1653 T. Barker Art of Angling 1 A man that goeth to the River..must understand..to set forth his Tackles.
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vii. 429 There the Eagle and the Stork..set forth Thir Aierie Caravan high over Sea's Flying. View more context for this quotation
2.
a. To send out (soldiers, etc.) for service; hence, to equip, fit out (men, a fleet, a voyage). Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
society > armed hostility > military operations > [verb (transitive)] > send on operation
to set forth1451
to throw out1800
society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > arm or equip [verb (transitive)]
weaponc1000
aturnc1220
armc1275
atil1297
attire1297
enarmc1320
apparelc1325
tirec1330
garnish?a1400
stuff?a1400
gearc1400
relieve1487
to set forthc1515
to arm out1533
munition1579
1451 [implied in: Rolls of Parl. V. 225/1 Noon owner, Vitailler, nor setter-forth of eny Shippe or Vessell. (at setter-forth n.)].
c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) lxi. 213 They sette forth a galay & .xxx. paynyms therin.
1584 [see α. forms].
1603 G. Owen Descr. Penbrokshire (1891) 41 They are forced to sett furthe manye to theire owne dislike, althoughe the best that cold be founde.
1630 R. Norton tr. W. Camden Hist. Princesse Elizabeth i. 68 He intended to set forth a voyage into West India.
1631 B. Jonson Staple of Newes ii. v. 42 in Wks. II Setting forth some Lady, Will cost as much as furnishing a Fleete.
a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1667 (1955) III. 489 The charge of setting forth a Fleete.
1702 J. Evelyn Diary (1955) V. 507 Every Missioner should besides the 20 pounds to set the person forth, should have..50 pounds per Annum.
1805 Act 45 Geo. III c. 72 §7 If such Ship or Vessel so retaken shall appear to have been, after the taking by His Majesty's Enemies, by them set forth as a Ship or Vessel of War.
b. To furnish with what is necessary. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > supply > provide or supply (something) [verb (transitive)] > supply (needs or wants)
furnish1496
supporta1500
beeta1522
sustain1539
nourish1568
to set forthc1610
sustenate1712
c1610–15 tr. St. Gregory of Nyssa Life St. Macrina in C. Horstmann Lives Women Saints (1886) 207 Haue you nothing..lying in store, wherewith her exequies may be sett forth?
c. To furnish, provide (entertainment). Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > entertainment > [verb (transitive)] > furnish (amusement)
to set forth1526
society > leisure > social event > hospitality > show hospitality to [verb (transitive)]
gestena1300
lodgec1325
cherishc1330
guestc1330
to give cheera1393
harbry14..
callc1430
uptakea1470
recueil1477
host1485
entertain1490
to set forth1526
harbour1534
retainc1540
treata1578
water1742
sport1826
have1868
hospitize1895
1526 Bible (Tyndale) John ii. f. cxxj All men att the begynnynge, sett forth goode wyne.
1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 330 Certain Priests, whose office it was to set forth publike playes and games in honor of their Gods.
1693 W. Congreve tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires xi. 219 When Poor Rutilus spends all his worth, In hopes of setting one good Dinner forth.
3.
a. To provide, allot, or set apart for a purpose.
ΚΠ
1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1895) II. 358 Jn this ordour..ar mony sett furth to hald sitiȝenis in peice and in thair office.
1633 Bp. J. Hall Plaine Explic. Hard Texts ii. 47 When as my Church shall have endured that full proportion of affliction, which I have set forth for it.
1684 in J. A. Picton City of Liverpool: Select. Munic. Rec. (1883) I. 318 The wast ground..formerly set forth for that purpose.
b. To put aside as tithe; = to set out at Phrasal verbs 2 (b).
ΘΚΠ
society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > fixed proportion dues or taxes > [verb (transitive)] > put aside as tithe
to set forth1548
to set out1548
1548 Act 2 & 3 Edw. VI c. 13 §2 Yf any person carrye awaye his corne or haye or his other prediall tythes before the tythe thereof be sett forthe.
1654 W. Sheppard Parsons Guide vi. 17 For Predial Tithes, the tenth part of the profits are to be set forth and divided from the nine parts.
c. To lay out (money); = to lay forth 3 at lay v.1 Phrasal verbs; = to put forth at put v. Phrasal verbs 1.
ΘΚΠ
society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > spend [verb (transitive)]
aspendc885
doOE
spendc1175
spenec1175
dispendc1330
bewarec1374
bestow1377
suckc1380
unpursea1393
warea1417
stowc1440
to lay outc1449
spone1456
expend1477
expend1484
impendc1486
ware?a1513
deburse?1529
disburse1530
defray1543
unburse1570
outlay1573
to lay forth1584
sweat1592
vent1612
dispursea1616
exhaust1616
to set forth1622
waste1639
depursea1648
fence1699
douse1759
shut1797
shift1923
1622 F. Bacon Hist. Raigne Henry VII 208 This [sum of money] to bee set forth in Lands, of the best and most certaine Reuenue.
4. To promulgate, publish, issue (a regulation, proclamation, etc.).
ΘΚΠ
society > law > legislation > make (laws) or establish as law [verb (transitive)] > promulgate
publisha1325
promulge1488
provulge1506
promulgate1530
provulgate1535
to set forth1567
emit1672
exhibit1693
society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > publish or spread abroad [verb (transitive)]
sowc888
blowc1275
dispeple1297
to do abroadc1300
fame1303
publyc1350
defamea1382
publisha1382
open?1387
proclaima1393
slandera1400
spreada1400
abroachc1400
throwc1400
to give outa1425
promote?a1425
noisec1425
publicc1430
noisec1440
divulgea1464
to put outc1475
skail1487
to come out witha1500
bruit1525
bruita1529
to bear out1530
divulgate1530
promulgate1530
propale?1530
ventilate1530
provulgate1535
sparple1536
sparse1536
promulge1539
disperse1548
publicate1548
forthtell1549
hurly-burly?1550
propagate1554
to set abroada1555
utter1561
to set forth1567
blaze1570
evulgate1570
scatter1576
rear?1577
to carry about1585
pervulgate1586
celebrate?1596
propalate1598
vent1602
evulge1611
to give forth1611
impublic1628
ventilate1637
disseminate1643
expose1644
emit1650
to put about1664
to send abroad1681
to get abroad1688
to take out1697
advertise1710
forward1713
to set abouta1715
circulate1780
broadcast1829
vent1832
vulgate1851
debit1879
float1883
1567 T. Harman Caueat for Commen Cursetors (new ed.) Ep. Ded. sig. Aii Many good..lawes and actes made and set forthe in this..realme.
1583 P. Stubbes Second Pt. Anat. Abuses sig. C8v If the prince than doe set foorth a lawe contrarie to the lawe of God.
a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1651 (1955) III. 45 Our Religion, that had neither appointed, nor set forth, any Houres of Prayer, or Breviaries.
1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 17. ⁋2 The Rules of the Club, as set forth, in a Table, intituled, The Act of Deformity.
1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. iii. iii. 113 Lafayette,..took upon him to set forth more than one deprecatory oration.
1869 C. M. Yonge Cameos xcii, in Monthly Packet Jan. 32 A proclamation was set forth placing a price..on his head.
5. To publish (a literary work).
ΘΚΠ
society > communication > printing > publishing > publish [verb (transitive)]
to put forth1482
to put out1529
to set forth1535
promulge1539
to set abroada1555
present1559
to set out1559
utter1561
divulge1566
publish1573
print?1594
emit1650
edition1715
edit1727
to give to the world1757
to get out1786
to send forth1849
to bring out1878
run1879
release1896
pub1932
1535 M. Coverdale I toke the more upon me to set forth this speciall translacyon.
1616 Greenes Mourning Garment Concl. sig. K3v I haue..set forth many Pamphlets full of much loue and little Scholarisme.
1628 S. Ward in Ussher's Lett. 394 Dr. Jackson hath lately set forth a Book of the Attributes of God.
a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1645 (1955) II. 469 Father Kircher, who was then setting forth his greate work Obeliscus Pamphilius.
1779 Mirror No. 21 (1787) I. 154 The latter has set forth his in print.
6.
a. To express in words, give an account of, present a statement of, esp. in order, distinctly, or in detail; to declare, expound, relate, narrate, state, describe; †to describe the features or characters of.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > speech > narration > narrate, relate, or tell [verb (transitive)]
singc900
reckonOE
readOE
tellOE
showc1175
betellc1275
i-tellec1275
rehearsec1300
record1340
accounta1387
to chase forthc1386
retretec1400
reporta1402
count?a1425
recite1448
touch?a1450
repeat1451
deliverc1454
explikec1454
renderc1460
recount1477
to show forth1498
relate1530
to set forth1530
rechec1540
reaccount1561
recitate1568
history1600
recant1603
to run througha1616
enarrate1750
narrate1754
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 713/1 Now have I shewed you in a generaltie the contentes of the chapiter, but to set forthe the partyculers requyreth a further layser.
1548 H. Latimer Notable Serm. sig. D.vi One that wyll set forth papistrie as well as hym self wyl do.
1549 Bk. Common Prayer (STC 16267) Svpper of the Lorde f. cxxviiv That thei maie..set furthe thy true and liuely worde.
1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie i. xi. 20 They set forth the dolefull falles of infortunate & afflicted Princes.
1592 A. Day 2nd Pt. Eng. Secretorie sig. P3, in Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) As if in setting forth our most gracious Soueraign we should say: That Goddes like adorned with high aspects,..Shee issued forth.
a1660 N. Rogers (title) The Rich Fool, set forth in an exposition on that parable. Luke 12, 16–22.
1688 Lett. conc. Pres. St. Italy 31 A Sect of men that were set forth as Monsters.
1692 R. L'Estrange Fables lxxx. 78 In These Three Fables, is set forth the Vanity of Unnatural Wishes, and Foolish Prayers.
1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 54. ⁋3 A Treatise, wherein I shall set forth the Rise and Progress of this famous Sect.
1746 J. Hervey Medit. (1818) 151 Even fancy has her merit when she sets forth in such pleasing imagery, the crucified Jesus.
1780 W. Coxe Acct. Russ. Discov. 254 The instructions given to the Captain set forth that a private ship had in 1762 found there a commodious haven.
1801 Farmer's Mag. Jan. 80 An advertisement..inserted in some of the public papers, setting forth the miseries of the poor.
1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake I. i. 34 Hereward, whose history this tale sets forth.
1872 C. E. Maurice Life S. Langton i. 21 One after another he set forth the hideous corruptions which were growing up.
1893 National Observer 14 Jan. 201/1 He invites the fault-finders to set forth their grievances.
b. To represent in art. ? Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > representation in art > represent in art [verb (transitive)]
workOE
shapea1375
express1382
marka1393
resemblea1393
portraya1398
devisea1400
makea1400
represent?a1425
counterfeitc1440
to set on write1486
porturea1500
emporturea1529
story1532
portrait1548
show1565
decipher1567
portraiture1581
to set forth1585
emblazea1592
stell1598
defigure1599
infigure1606
effigiate1608
deportract1611
deportray1611
rendera1616
image1624
configure1630
exiconize1641
effigies1652
to take off1680
mimic1770
paraphrase1961
1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie i. viii. 8 b I haue thought good..too sette foorth vnto you, a woman as shee goeth in the streete.
1662 J. Evelyn Sculptura iv. 38 But to proceed, Albert [Durer] being very young set forth our Lady, some designes of Horses after the life, [etc.].
7. To adorn, decorate. Now rare.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautify [verb (transitive)] > ornament
dightc1200
begoa1225
fay?c1225
rustc1275
duba1300
shrouda1300
adorna1325
flourishc1325
apparel1366
depaintc1374
dressa1375
raila1375
anorna1382
orna1382
honourc1390
paintc1390
pare1393
garnisha1400
mensk?a1400
apykec1400
hightlec1400
overfretc1440
exornc1450
embroider1460
repair1484
empare1490
ornate1490
bedo?a1500
purfle?a1500
glorify?1504
betrap1509
broider1509
deck?1521
likelya1522
to set forth1530
exornate1539
grace1548
adornate1550
fardc1550
gaud1554
pink1558
bedeck1559
tight1572
begaud1579
embellish1579
bepounce1582
parela1586
flower1587
ornify1590
illustrate1592
tinsel1594
formalize1595
adore1596
suborn1596
trapper1597
condecorate1599
diamondize1600
furnish1600
enrich1601
mense1602
prank1605
overgreen1609
crown1611
enjewel1611
broocha1616
varnish1641
ornament1650
array1652
bedub1657
bespangle1675
irradiate1717
gem1747
begem1749
redeck1771
blazon1813
aggrace1825
diamond1839
panoply1851
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 713/1 This blacke velvet gowne setteth fort this lady verye well.
1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie ii. xviii. 51 b [The gate] is..well set forth, with letters of gold, and leaues of diuers colours.
1633 Bp. J. Hall Plaine Explic. Hard Texts i. 469 The Assyrians..Which were rich and proudly set forth.
1889 ‘G. Herring’ & ‘M. Ross’ Irish Cousin I. i. v. 62 Heavy mahogany tables, each duly set forth with books and daguerrotypes.
8. To further the progress or advancement of; to promote, advance. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > furtherance > further [verb (transitive)]
furtherc888
to bring onc1230
advancea1250
speeda1300
nourishc1300
avaunt1393
promotec1433
pasture?a1439
advantage?1459
promove1475
preferc1503
conduce1518
to set forth1528
to set forward(s)1530
to take forth1530
fillip1551
help1559
farther1570
foster1571
shoulder1577
to put forward1579
seconda1586
foment1596
hearten1598
to put on1604
fomentate1613
succeed1613
expeditea1618
producea1618
maturate1623
cultivate1641
encourage1677
push1693
forward1780
progress1780
admove1839
1528 T. More Dialogue Heresyes iv, in Wks. 262/2 To confesse..what he had done for the settinge forth of that secte.
1542 [implied in: N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes 5 (margin) Mecænas was..so great a fauourer, promouter, and setter fourthe of Virgil, Horace, & suche other learned menne, that [etc.]. (at setter-forth n.)].
1551 T. Wilson Rule of Reason sig. Lj The very cause of thynges, is such a one that if it be practised in very diede, and set forth with other naturall causes, the effect must nedes folowe.
9. To praise, commend. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > commend or praise [verb (transitive)]
heryc735
mickleeOE
loveOE
praise?c1225
upraisea1300
alosec1300
commenda1340
allow1340
laud1377
lose1377
avauntc1380
magnifya1382
enhancea1400
roosea1400
recommendc1400
recommanda1413
to bear up?a1425
exalt1430
to say well (also evil, ill, etc.) of (also by)1445
laudifyc1470
gloryc1475
advance1483
to bear out1485
prizec1485
to be or to have in laudationa1500
joya1500
extol1509
collaud1512
concend?1521
solemnize?1521
celebrate1522
stellify1523
to set up1535
well-word1547
predicate1552
glorify1557
to set forth1565
admire1566
to be up with1592
voice1594
magnificate1598
plaud1598
concelebrate1599
encomionize1599
to con laud1602
applauda1616
panegyrize1617
acclamate1624
to set offa1625
acclaim1626
raise1645
complement1649
encomiate1651
voguec1661
phrase1675
to set out1688
Alexander1700
talk1723
panegyricize1777
bemouth1799
eulogizea1810
rhapsodize1819
crack up1829
rhapsody1847
1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Commendare, to prayse: to sette forth.
1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice iii. v. 85 Iessi. Nay, let me praise you while I haue a stomack? Loren. No pray thee, let it serue for table talke... Iessi. Well, ile set you forth.
1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ ii. ii. §2 To set forth a person by that which in its self is no matter of commendation.
10. To exhibit, display, show forth. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
society > communication > manifestation > [verb (transitive)]
uppec897
atewOE
sutelec1000
openOE
awnc1175
kithec1175
forthteec1200
tawnec1220
let witc1275
forthshowa1300
to pilt out?a1300
showa1300
barea1325
mythc1330
unfoldc1374
to open outc1390
assign1398
mustera1400
reyve?a1400
vouchc1400
manifest?a1425
outshowc1425
ostendc1429
explayc1443
objecta1500
reveala1500
patefy?1509
decipher1529
relieve1533
to set outa1540
utter1542
report1548
unbuckle1548
to set forth1551
demonstrate1553
to hold forth1560
testify1560
explicate1565
forthsetc1565
to give show of1567
denudec1572
exhibit1573
apparent1577
display?1578
carry1580
cipher1583
laya1586
foreshow1590
uncloud?1594
vision1594
explain1597
proclaim1597
unroll1598
discloud1600
remonstrate1601
resent1602
to bring out1608
palesate1613
pronounce1615
to speak out1623
elicit1641
confess1646
bear1657
breathe1667
outplay1702
to throw out1741
evolve1744
announce1781
develop1806
exfoliate1808
evince1829
exposit1882
pack1925
1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia sig. Biv Onles I wolde..set furth the brightenes of the sonne wyth a candell.
1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia sig. Siiv Wretches..whose pouerty she [sc. Pride] might..encrease by gorgiously setting furthe her riches.
1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares 69 b Thys woman disdaines..that any should sette forth the porte and maiestie, in gate and behauiour like vnto her.
1611 Second Maiden's Trag. (1909) i. i. 7 Fortunes are but the outsides of true worth It is the mynde that sets his master forth.
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vi. 310 To set forth Great things by small. View more context for this quotation
11. intransitive. To set out on a journey, against an enemy, in pursuit, etc.
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society > travel > aspects of travel > departure, leaving, or going away > depart, leave, or go away [verb (intransitive)] > set out
forthfarec888
foundOE
seta1000
to go forthOE
to fare forthc1200
partc1230
to pass forthc1325
to take (the) gatec1330
to take the wayc1330
to take one's waya1375
puta1382
treunt?a1400
movec1400
depart1490
prepare?1518
to set forth1530
to set forward(s)1530
busklea1535
to make out1558
to take forth1568
to set out1583
sally1590
start1591
to go off1600
to put forth1604
to start outa1626
intend1646
to take the road1720
to take one's foot in one's hand1755
to set off1774
to get off1778
to set away1817
to take out1855
to haul out1866
to hit the trail (less commonly the grit, pike, road, etc.)1873
to hit, split or take the breeze1910
hop1922
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 713/1 Whan sette you forthe on your journay, and God wyll.
c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 4604 Hast you to saile; Sette furthe to þe se.
1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 294 They set forth that were appoynted to breake the array of the Archers.
1592 T. Kyd Spanish Trag. i. sig. B3v I with my band set foorth against the Prince.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) iii. iii. 13 My willing loue, The rather by these arguments of feare Set forth in your pursuite. View more context for this quotation
1675–6 City Mercury 10–17 Feb. 2/1 Exeter Coach... Sets forth every Monday morning from the Sarazens head Inn.
1718 F. Atterbury Serm. (1734) I. 4 Just as if it [sc. Christianity] were now in its Infant State, and newly setting forth in the World.
1798 C. Smith Young Philosopher IV. 76 Your fair Columbian,..the moon being at full..sat forth alone.
1845 R. Ford Hand-bk. Travellers in Spain I. i. 55 Before they set forth on their day's journey.
1890 W. E. Norris Misadventure I. vi. 88 The two young people set forth for the village.
1894 E. Scott Dancing 110 If the partners join right and left hands in setting forth.
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