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Set aside meaning

Set aside is a phrasal verb with 4 meanings. One of them is to reserve money, time, or another resource for a special purpose.

Past simple
set aside
Past participle
set aside
-ing form
setting aside

What set aside means

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To reserve money, time, or another resource for a special purpose

We set aside funds for maintenance.

3 more meanings of set aside are in the Retite app, each with an example and a translation into your language.

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Similar phrasal verbs

With set: set up, set on, set down, set to, set about, set someone against someone, set apart, set back, set forth, set in.

With aside: put aside, take aside.

Common questions

What does set aside mean?

It has 4 meanings. One of them is to reserve money, time, or another resource for a special purpose. The other 3, each with an example and a translation into your language, are in the Retite app.

What is the past tense of set aside?

Set aside, which is also its past participle.

Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.

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