set down

Meaning

1. 1

   set sb downBritish

   to stop and allow sb to get off

   Passengers may be set down and picked up only at the official stops.

2. 2

   set sth down

   to write sth down on paper in order to record it

3. 3

   set sth down

   to give sth as a rule, principle, etc.

   The standards were set down by the governing body.

In the movies · 43

• Put the television set down.Heat1995
• The trial is set down for just three days.National Theatre Live: Prima Facie2022
• Set it down somewhere.Se7en1995
• ...is set it down.The Devil's Advocate1997
• Set her down there.The Matrix1999
• Set 'em down, set 'em down.The Return of the Living Dead1985
• Set it down here. That's his home.Nightmare Alley2021

Learn it in full scenes

• National Theatre Live: Prima Facie2022
  • Ensler Lets the Witness Talk
  • Ensler Corners the Witness
  • Tessa Comes Home After the Win

From the same entry

• set about
• set about
• set against
• set against
• set apart
• set apart
• set aside
• set back
• set back
• set back
• set forth
• set forth