单词 | to set in |
释义 | > as lemmasto set in to set in 1. a. See simple trans. senses and in adv.; to enter (a name); to insert, put in; to engraft, implant; †to put in office or power, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > insertion or putting in > insert or put in [verb (transitive)] to do ineOE to put ina1300 insetc1374 to throw ina1382 inducec1420 intriec1420 to set ina1425 tryc1440 enter1489 insert1529 turn1544 insere1557 infer1572 input1593 intromitc1600 introduce1695 to run in1756 a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Rom. xi. 23 Ȝhe, and thei schulen be set yn [L. inserentur], if thei dwellen not in vnbileue. ?c1450 in G. J. Aungier Hist. & Antiq. Syon Monastery (1840) 361 To sette in the names of sustres and brethren professed in the register of the chapter. 1487 in H. E. Malden Cely Papers (1900) 169 They hawe dischargyd all the old wytt [= magistrates] of Bruges the whych was sett yn be the Kyng. 1562 in F. J. Furnivall Child-marriages, Divorces, & Ratifications Diocese Chester (1897) 13 The said James Smith toke a Lease of his part of the Tenement, and set-in the said Ellin to have hit after his decesse. 1563–4 in H. J. F. Swayne Churchwardens' Accts. Sarum (1896) 109 John Atkyns to blo ye organs when he set in ye pypes vj d. 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. i. 7 When a member that was out of ioynt is set in againe. 1598 R. Grenewey tr. Tacitus Annales xii. xi. 172 [They] set in companies to rob and spoile [L. immittere latronum globos]. 1662 S. Pepys Diary 5 Aug. (1970) III. 156 At Greenwich set in, Captain Cocke. 1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. i. ii. 17 Set in your Lee-braces. 1709 Tatler No. 37. ⁋2 Beau Slimber a Londoner, undertook to keep up with Trips, a whelp just set in. 1808 Lady's Econ. Assist. 1 The worked part of the frock body must be set in quite plain. 1859 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 20 ii. 364 To prevent any escape of the manure while turning [the plough] and setting in again. 1888 Co-operative News 16 June 619 If the clothes are placed in cold water out of the boil the fabric will contract, and so set in the dirt. 1888 ‘J. S. Winter’ Bootle's Children xii. 90 I want the ring to be quite plain and heavy, with three stones set in level with the gold. 1889 ‘M. Gray’ Reproach of Annesley I. ii. ii. 158 Having now finished setting in a row of young plants. b. absol. (See quot. 1530.) ΚΠ 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 714/1 I set in to the oven, as bakers do their breed... We shal nat set in tyll to morowe thre of the clocke. c. To put (a vessel) in towards the shore. Also absol. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > direct or manage ship [verb (transitive)] > set a ship's course > sail towards shore to set in1887 1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 22 Feb. 10/2 The ship was set in towards the land by a current. 1891 F. W. Robinson Her Love & his Life III. vii. i. 236 ‘Set in to shore,’ cried Kerts, roughly. d. To draw or gather in. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > tailor or make clothes [verb (transitive)] > gather frouncea1533 gather1576 full1815 to set in1858 gauge1881 bunch1884 kilt1887 1858 Ladies' Cabinet Jan. 54/1 The skirt..is set in at the waist, in large fluted or hollow plaits. 2. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed encounter > contending in battle > fight (a battle, etc.) [verb (transitive)] > direct into battle to set in1487 engage1868 to bring up1885 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) ix. 610 Schir Eduardis cumpany, Quhen thai had thrillit thame hastely, Set stoutly in the hedis agane. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > undertake or set oneself to do [verb (intransitive)] found12.. to take on (also upon) one(self)a1300 assay1330 study1340 to put (also lay, set, etc.) one's hand to the ploughc1384 intendc1385 pressc1390 to put oneself in pressc1390 gatherc1400 undertakec1405 sayc1425 to fall in hand with (also to do (something))c1450 setc1485 obligea1500 essay?1515 attend1523 supprise1532 to set in foot1542 enterprise1547 address1548 to set in hand1548 prove1612 to make it one's businessa1628 engage1646 embark1647 bend1694 to take hold1868 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 78v Whoso hath ones stepped foorth, and sette in foote to take charge of a commen weale. 1555 J. Heywood Two Hundred Epigrammes with Thyrde sig. D.viiiv He hath set in foote, thyngs by wyt to be sped. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. cxxijv It belongeth..to the Emperour..to set in foote in counselles. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > prepare [verb (transitive)] > specifically a person > to begin to set in1695 1695 J. Collier Misc. upon Moral Subj. 47 I think I had better decline the Task, than injure the Argument. However, if you please to assist, and set me In: I will endeavour to recollect my self for a short Conference. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed encounter > contending in battle > contend in battle or give battle [verb (intransitive)] > join or meet in battle to come togetherOE to lay togetherc1275 smitec1275 to have, keep, make, smite, strike, battle1297 joustc1330 meetc1330 copec1350 assemblea1375 semblea1375 coup?a1400 to fight togethera1400 strikea1400 joinc1400 to join the battle1455 to commit battle?a1475 rencounter1497 to set ina1500 to pitch a battlea1513 concura1522 rescounter1543 scontre1545 journey1572 shock1575 yoke1581 to give in1610 mix1697 to engage a combat1855 to run (or ride) a-tilt1862 the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > support or encouragement > support or encourage [verb (intransitive)] > take someone's part > intervene in support to set in1656 a1500 (?c1450) Merlin xxix. 588 Whan thei saugh the hoste comynge thei merveiled fro whens so moche peple myght come. Neuertheles thei sette in a-monge hem. 1656 R. Sanderson 20 Serm. 341 A rich opportunity..,to set in for Gods cause. 1656 R. Baxter Reformed Pastor 73 It is our duty to set in for the assistance of these,..to help them to a conquest of their corruptions. 1665 R. Sanderson 8 Cases Conscience (1674) 85 Princes may see cause to set in for their own safety and interest. 1692 J. Ray Misc. Disc. v. 117 May not the Stoicks here set in, and help us out at a dead lift? 4. To set to work, begin (upon something); esp. followed by to, for. Also passive. Obsolete exc. dialect. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin action or activity [verb (intransitive)] beginc1000 onginOE aginOE ginc1175 to go tillc1175 to take onc1175 comsea1225 fanga1225 to go toc1275 i-ginc1275 commencec1320 to get (also get down, go, go adown, set, set down) to workc1400 to lay to one's hand(sc1405 to put to one's hand (also hands)c1410 to set toc1425 standa1450 to make to1563 to fall to it1570 to start out1574 to fall to1577 to run upon ——1581 to break off1591 start1607 to set in1608 to set to one's hands1611 to put toa1616 to fall ona1625 in1633 to fall aboard1642 auspicatea1670 to set out1693 to enter (into) the fray1698 open1708 to start in1737 inchoate1767 to set off1774 go1780 start1785 to on with1843 to kick off1857 to start in on1859 to steam up1860 to push off1909 to cut loose1923 to get (also put) the show on the road1941 to get one's arse in gear1948 1608 A. Willet Hexapla in Exodum 495 Where the fire setteth in, the whole is spoiled. 1650 J. Trapp Clavis to Bible (Lev. xiii. 6) 136 God also will set in and wash such with the blood of his son. 1693 N. Tate tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires ii. 22 To behold your unnerv'd Sex set in To Needle-Work. 1700 W. Congreve Way of World iv. i. 53 Sir Wilfull is set into Drinking, Madam, in the Parlour. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 24. ⁋1 A worthy old Batchelor, who sets in for his Dose of Claret every Night. 1764 Museum Rusticum 2 xxix. 93 To let the first mower and his attendants set-in well before the second follow. 1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho II. xii. 464 They are all set in to feasting yet. 1835 T. Moore Mem. (1856) VII. 82 [I] set in hard at work at the remainder of my volume. 1837 C. Dickens Let. ?Dec. (1965) I. 346 I was in the humour for writing last night—..was regularly set in—when there came a double knock. 1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes II. i. 7 I go upon the hurricane-deck, and set in for two hours of hard walking up and down. 1893 Field 11 Feb. 191/2 It set in to freeze. 5. To begin, become prevalent: chiefly of the weather entering upon a particular state. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > [verb (intransitive)] > begin or become prevalent to set in1684 set1892 the world > time > particular time > [verb (intransitive)] > come or arrive (of a time) > become settled to come in1719 to set in1765 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > beginning > begin [verb (intransitive)] beginc1000 comsea1225 gin?c1225 becomsea1375 commencec1380 to take beginninga1400 enterc1425 to start up1568 initiatea1618 inchoate1654 dawn1716 to take in1845 to take up1846 to set in1848 the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > undergo chemical reactions or processes [verb] > begin to react to set in1857 1684 J. Evelyn Diary (1955) IV. 366 The weather now was set to an absolute Thaw & raine. 1765 S. Foote Commissary iii. 60 The latter end of the year, when the winter sets in. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine at Current When the western monsoons set, in December. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair lx. 542 Politics set in a short time after dessert. 1856 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 11 Sept. in Eng. Notebks. (1997) II. v. 150 The evening set in misty and obscure. 1857 W. A. Miller Elements Chem.: Org. (1862) 137 Though no fermentation had set in. 1890 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 148 32/1 Sooner or later a reaction must set in. 6. Of a current or wind: To flow or blow towards the shore. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > move in a certain direction [verb (intransitive)] > of current or wind set14.. to set in1719 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 225 The Current of the Flood set in close by the Shore. 1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art II. 46 The westerly winds setting in on this coast. 1821 W. Scott Pirate I. i. 4 The current of a strong and furious tide..setting in betwixt the Orkney and Zetland Islands. 1831 Mirror XVII. 102/1 The tide sets in on this part of the coast with extraordinary velocity. < as lemmas |
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