set somebody/something back - Longman Dictionary

set somebody/something back meaning, definition, what is set somebody/something back: to delay the progress or development of ...: Learn more. setsomebody/somethingbackFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishsetsomebody/somethingbackphrasalverb1setsomebody/something↔backDELAYtodelaytheprogressordevelopmentofsomething,ordelaysomeonefromfinishingsomething  Environmentalexpertssaidthemovewouldsetbackfurtherresearch.  Illnesshadsetmebackacoupleofweeks.2informalCOSTtocostsomeonealotofmoneysetsomebodyback$50/£100etc  Thisjacketsetmebackover£1,000.→set→SeeVerbtableFromLongmanBusinessDictionarysetbackphrasalverb[transitive]1setsomething→backtodelaytheprogressordevelopmentofaplan,projectetcThewardamagedthecountry’sinfrastructureandsetbackthepaceofeconomicrecovery.setsomethingbacktoTheschedulewassetbacktoJunewhileauditorsreviewedthecompany’sfinancialcondition.2setsomebodybackinformalifsomethingsetsyoubackalargesumofmoney,itcostsyouthatmuchThecompanyrescuewillsettaxpayersbackanestimated$111.5billion.→seealsosetback→set→SeeVerbtable Quizzes Quizzes Takeourquickquizzestopractiseyourvocabulary. Wehavethousandsofsix-questionquizzestotry. Choosefromcollocations,synonyms,phrasalverbsandmore. Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Telephone,telegraph Death Leisure Businessmanagement Seealltopics Wordoftheday sightseer someone,especiallyatourist,whoisvisitingafamousorinterestingplace VerbtablesetPresentI,you,we,theysethe,she,itsets >ViewMore PastI,you,he,she,it,we,theysetPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavesethe,she,ithassetPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadsetFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillsetFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhaveset >ViewLess PresentIamsettinghe,she,itissetting >ViewMore you,we,theyaresettingPastI,he,she,itwassettingyou,we,theyweresettingPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavebeensettinghe,she,ithasbeensettingPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadbeensettingFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillbesettingFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhavebeensetting >ViewLess