What part of speech is sets?

Sets can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. sets is a verb, present, 3rd person singular of set (infinitive).
  • 2. sets is a noun, plural of set.

Inflections

Verb

  • Infinitive: (to) set 
  • Present: set  / sets 
  • Simple Past: set 
  • Past Participle: (have) set 
  • Gerund: setting 

Noun

What does sets mean?

Definitions

Verb
set - put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state; "set the house afire"
set - locate; "The film is set in Africa"
set - set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly; "set clocks or instruments"
set - fix in a border; "The goldsmith set the diamond"
set - disappear beyond the horizon; "the sun sets early these days"
set - establish as the highest level or best performance; "set a record"
set - insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
set - put into a position that will restore a normal state; "set a broken bone"
set - give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
set - apply or start; "set fire to a building"
set - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
set - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
set - make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"
set - put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden"
set - fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules"
set - decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
set - adapt for performance in a different way; "set this poem to music"
set - arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"
set - equip with sails or masts; "rig a ship"
set - bear fruit; "the apple trees fructify"
set - get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery"
set - become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme"
set - set in type; "My book will be typeset nicely"; "set these words in italics"
set - urge to attack someone; "The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders"; "the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits"
set - estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."

Noun
set - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth"
set - (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite"
set - an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"
set - the act of putting something in position; "he gave a final set to his hat"
set - any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals; "the early sets ran on storage batteries"
set - (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way; "the subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution"; "his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set"
set - a unit of play in tennis or squash; "they played two sets of tennis after dinner"
set - several exercises intended to be done in series; "he did four sets of the incline bench press"
set - the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon; "before the set of sun"
Set - evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris
set - the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue"
set - representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production; "the sets were meticulously authentic"
set - a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way; "the set of his mind was obvious"
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Examples of sets

#   Sentence  
1. noun Little children are raised on deep hatred and on admiration of so-called martyrs, and the Western World does not notice it because its own TV sets are mostly tuned to soap operas and game shows.
2. noun (b) Is it right that Enron has 3 sets of bad faith proceedings in Texas?
3. noun Those who are delicate in health are apt to catch a cold when the cold season sets in.
4. noun We have two television sets.
5. noun Plant these seeds before summer sets in.
6. noun Yes. We'll visit a factory which produces television sets.
7. noun We'll visit a factory which produces television sets.
8. noun They are manufacturing TV sets in this factory.
9. noun Are you able to grant us a special discount of 5% for 50 sets of the product?
10. noun We would be prepared to grant you a special discount of 5% for the quantity of 10 sets of STL#3456.
11. noun When spring sets in, the flowers smell sweet.
12. noun The red belt sets off her black dress.
13. noun The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
14. noun Television sets began to appear house by house at that time.
15. noun By the time the sun sets, we will arrive at the destination.
16. verb it chemically sets - gets warm to hot then cools down and hard and.
17. verb It is the attention to detail and the quality of the work taught at TomiPilates that sets this studio apart from the others.
18. verb We really liked the fact that Stuart sets defined objectives and we meet once a month to go over our Key Performance Indicators.
19. verb Jelly sets as it cools.
20. verb This jacket sets well.
21. verb She sets your world alight.
22. verb It is Eve that sets Adam on.
23. verb Leave it in the refrigerator until it sets.
24. verb This school sets high moral standards for pupils.
25. verb The sun sets in the west.
26. verb The sun sets earlier in winter.
27. verb He accomplishes whatever he sets out to do.
28. verb When it sets off the bell rings, "ding-ding". Thus 'ding-ding-train'.
29. verb The sun always sets in the west.
30. verb He can do anything he sets his mind to.
Sentence  
noun
Little children are raised on deep hatred and on admiration of so-called martyrs, and the Western World does not notice it because its own TV sets are mostly tuned to soap operas and game shows.
(b) Is it right that Enron has 3 sets of bad faith proceedings in Texas?
Those who are delicate in health are apt to catch a cold when the cold season sets in.
We have two television sets.
Plant these seeds before summer sets in.
Yes. We'll visit a factory which produces television sets.
We'll visit a factory which produces television sets.
They are manufacturing TV sets in this factory.
Are you able to grant us a special discount of 5% for 50 sets of the product?
We would be prepared to grant you a special discount of 5% for the quantity of 10 sets of STL#3456.
When spring sets in, the flowers smell sweet.
The red belt sets off her black dress.
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
Television sets began to appear house by house at that time.
By the time the sun sets, we will arrive at the destination.
verb
it chemically sets - gets warm to hot then cools down and hard and.
It is the attention to detail and the quality of the work taught at TomiPilates that sets this studio apart from the others.
We really liked the fact that Stuart sets defined objectives and we meet once a month to go over our Key Performance Indicators.
Jelly sets as it cools.
This jacket sets well.
She sets your world alight.
It is Eve that sets Adam on.
Leave it in the refrigerator until it sets.
This school sets high moral standards for pupils.
The sun sets in the west.
The sun sets earlier in winter.
He accomplishes whatever he sets out to do.
When it sets off the bell rings, "ding-ding". Thus 'ding-ding-train'.
The sun always sets in the west.
He can do anything he sets his mind to.
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