set out

set out to do something

Definition: to begin to do something, with the intention of achieving it

Example: He set out to climb the mountain.

set something out

Definitions: 1. to arrange or display something 2. to present or state something

Examples: 1. She caught sight of several necklaces, which were attractively set out in the window of a boutique. 2. He set out his ideas very clearly in the essay.

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