Set apart meaning
Set apart is a phrasal verb that means to show that a person or thing differs from and often exceeds comparable examples.
- Past simple
- set apart
- Past participle
- set apart
- -ing form
- setting apart
What set apart means
B2
To show that a person or thing differs from and often exceeds comparable examples
Its durability sets this model apart.
Similar phrasal verbs
With set: set up, set aside, set on, set down, set to, set about, set someone against someone, set back, set forth, set in.
With apart: fall apart, take apart, tell apart, come apart.
Common questions
What does set apart mean?
To show that a person or thing differs from and often exceeds comparable examples.
What is the past tense of set apart?
Set apart, which is also its past participle.
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