Set back definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

set back in American English · 1. to put (a clock or its hands) to an earlier time, esp. to standard time · 2. to reverse or hinder the progress of · 3. US, Slang. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus Thesaurus AmericanThesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Definitionof 'setback'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× setback 1. phrasalverb Ifsomethingsetsyoubackorsetsbackaprojectorscheme,itcausesadelay. IthassetusbacksofarthatI'mnotsureifwecancatchup.[VERBnounPARTICLE] Therewillbeariskofpublicprotestthatcouldsetbackreforms.[VERBPARTICLEnoun] 2. phrasalverb Ifsomethingsetsyoubackacertainamountofmoney,itcostsyouthatmuchmoney. [informal]In1981dinnerfortwoinNewYorkwouldsetyouback£5.[VnPamount] 3. Seealsosetback MoreSynonymsofsetbackSeefulldictionaryentryforsetCOBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'setback' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'archipelago' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency setbackinBritishEnglish verb(tr,adverb)1. tohinder;impede 2. informal tocost(aperson)aspecifiedamount nounsetback3. anythingthatservestohinderorimpede 4. areversalofrecovery,asfromillness,etc Shewasrecoveringwell,butthenshehadasetback. 5. arecessionintheupperpartofahighbuilding,esponethatincreasesthedaylightatlowerlevels 6. Alsocalled:offset,setoff asteplikeshelfwhereawallisreducedinthickness CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordFrequency setbackinAmericanEnglish 1.  toput(aclockoritshands)toanearliertime,esp.tostandardtime 2.  toreverseorhindertheprogressof 3. US,Slang tocost(aperson)aspecifiedsumofmoney SeefulldictionaryentryforsetWebster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordFrequency set-backinAmericanEnglish (ˈsetˌbæk) noun1. Surveying theintervalbywhichachainortapeexceedsthelengthbeingmeasured 2. setback(sense4) Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Wordorigin[specialuseofsetback] Examplesof'setback'inasentence setback Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… Therewillbeafewotherssetbackweeksaftergettingstuckintotheales.TheSun(2013)Fouryearsagohetookaknockthatcouldhavesetbackmanyaweakercharacter.Times,SundayTimes(2013) Trendsof setback Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Browsealphabetically setback setapart setaside setatnaught setback setbail setbytheears setchisel AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'S' Relatedtermsof setback setsomeonebackontheirheels Source DefinitionofsetbackfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary NewfromCollins QuickwordchallengeQuizReviewQuestion:1 - Score:0/5 knead or need?Whichversioniscorrect?Lightlykneadthemixtureonaflouredsurface.Lightlyneedthemixtureonaflouredsurface.pidgin or pigeon?Whichversioniscorrect?Hewasimmenselyproudofhisprizepidgin.Hewasimmenselyproudofhisprizepigeon.moose or mousse?Dragthecorrectanswerintothebox. moose mousseThewolf'spreycanrangefromelkto .hour or our?Whichversioniscorrect?Wewerelockedoutofhourapartmentyesterday.Wewerelockedoutofourapartmentyesterday.read or reed?Whichversioniscorrect?Areyougoingtoreadthisbook?Areyougoingtoreedthisbook?Yourscore:CheckSeetheanswerNextNextquizReview Nov18,2021 Wordoftheday archipelago Anarchipelagoisagroupofislands,especiallysmallislands. 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