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Set forth meaning

Set forth is a phrasal verb that means to leave and begin travelling towards a destination.

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

What set forth means

B2formal

To leave and begin travelling towards a destination

They set forth before sunrise.

Similar phrasal verbs

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

Common questions

What does set forth mean?

To leave and begin travelling towards a destination.

What is the past tense of set forth?

Set forth, which is also its past participle.

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