set down
(transitive, , especially, _, British) To place, especially on the ground or a surface; to cease carrying; to deposit; to allow passengers to alight.
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This time, SNCF isn't the one to blame. TER timetabling results from priorities set down by Région Grand Est. And penalties for delays, too.
It remains a remarkable fact that many thick-as-mince voters in Scotland - from all demographics - still do not understand the powers set down by Devolution and with that, the Barnet Formula. Because if they did, Scot…
An old friend friend knew I was coming back got me in here a non contract job my boss took a shot on me and I knew it was time to set down for a bit
this is it. my best joke. time to set down my pen and walk into the sea
Alex Eala rallied from a set down to defeat Magdalena Fręch in a three-set thriller for her first-ever main draw win at the #WTA Italian Open #ReadMore 👉 tbti.me/s22w68
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(transitive, , especially, _, British) To place, especially on the ground or a surface; to cease carrying; to deposit; to allow passengers to alight.
The bush pilot set down on a sandbar.
“This time, SNCF isn't the one to blame. TER timetabling results from priorities set down by Région Grand Est. And penalties for delays, too.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“It remains a remarkable fact that many thick-as-mince voters in Scotland - from all demographics - still do not understand the powers set down by Devolution and with that, the Barnet Formula. Because if they did, Scotland would already be an independent nation state.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“An old friend friend knew I was coming back got me in here a non contract job my boss took a shot on me and I knew it was time to set down for a bit”
— Bluesky· May 2026“this is it. my best joke. time to set down my pen and walk into the sea”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Alex Eala rallied from a set down to defeat Magdalena Fręch in a three-set thriller for her first-ever main draw win at the #WTA Italian Open #ReadMore 👉 tbti.me/s22w68”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(idiomatic, transitive) To write.
I set down this account so others may benefit from my experience.
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(transitive) To fix; to establish; to ordain.
“How do you even live when your mood is never set down on one thing for 10 minutes.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The essay is live. When the self is set down, even for a moment, what is still here? On constructed identities, and what lies beneath it all. averylakeofficial.substack.com/p/pneuma-bre...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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