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单词 set something down
释义
(phrasal verb) 
It also sets down rules for the maintenance of equipment.
Synonyms
specify
He has not specified what action he would like them to take.
determine
The people have a right to determine their own future.
fix
He's fixed a time when I can see him.
impose
prescribe
The judge said he was passing the sentence prescribed by law.
lay down
ordain (formal)
He ordained that they should wear uniform in public.
stipulate
International rules stipulate the number of foreign entrants.
codify
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to record in writing
Old Walter is setting down his memories of village life.
Synonyms
write down
record
In her letters she records the domestic and social details of life in China.
jot down
draft
He drafted a standard letter.
pen
She penned a short memo to his private secretary.
compose
draw up
put in writing
commit to paper
put down in black and white
See set

Additional synonyms

in the sense of determine
Definition
to settle (an argument or a question) conclusively
The people have a right to determine their own future.
Synonyms
decide on,
choose,
establish,
purpose,
fix,
elect,
arrange,
resolve,
come to a decision about
in the sense of draft
Definition
to write a preliminary outline of a letter, book, or speech
He drafted a standard letter.
Synonyms
outline,
write,
plan,
produce,
create,
design,
draw,
frame,
compose,
devise,
sketch,
draw up,
formulate,
contrive,
delineate
in the sense of fix
Definition
to settle definitely or decide upon
He's fixed a time when I can see him.
Synonyms
decide,
set,
name,
choose,
limit,
establish,
determine,
settle,
appoint,
arrange,
define,
conclude,
resolve,
arrive at,
specify,
agree on

Nearby words of
set something down

  • set something apart
  • set something aside
  • set something back
  • set something down
  • set something forth
  • set something out
  • set something up

Synonyms of 'set something down'

set something down

Additional synonyms

in the sense of ordain
Definition
to decree or order with authority
He ordained that they should wear uniform in public.
Synonyms
order,
will,
rule,
demand,
require,
direct,
establish,
command,
dictate,
prescribe,
pronounce,
lay down,
decree,
instruct,
enact,
legislate,
enjoin
in the sense of pen
Definition
to write or compose
She penned a short memo to his private secretary.
Synonyms
write (down),
draft,
compose,
pencil,
draw up,
scribble,
take down,
inscribe,
scrawl,
jot down,
dash off,
commit to paper
in the sense of prescribe
Definition
to lay down as a rule
The judge said he was passing the sentence prescribed by law.
Synonyms
ordain (formal),
set,
order,
establish,
rule,
require,
fix,
recommend,
impose,
appoint,
command,
define,
dictate,
assign,
lay down,
decree,
stipulate,
enjoin
in the sense of record
Definition
to put in writing to preserve the true facts
In her letters she records the domestic and social details of life in China.
Synonyms
set down,
report,
minute,
note,
enter,
document,
register,
preserve,
log,
put down,
chronicle,
write down,
enrol,
take down,
inscribe,
transcribe,
chalk up (informal),
put on record,
put on file
in the sense of stipulate
Definition
to specify (something) as a condition of an agreement
International rules stipulate the number of foreign entrants.
Synonyms
specify,
state,
agree,
require,
promise,
contract,
settle,
guarantee,
engage,
pledge,
lay down,
covenant,
postulate,
insist upon,
lay down or impose conditions
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