set someone apart from something
- set someone apart from something
- set (someone/something) apart (from (someone/something))
to show someone or something to be different or special.
Those selected as leaders of the future have qualities that set them apart.
He's the one in the big white hat and bow tie, which sets him apart from all the men in dark suits.
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set someone apart from someone — set (someone/something) apart (from (someone/something)) to show someone or something to be different or special. Those selected as leaders of the future have qualities that set them apart. He s the one in the big white hat and bow tie, which… … New idioms dictionary
set something apart from someone — set (someone/something) apart (from (someone/something)) to show someone or something to be different or special. Those selected as leaders of the future have qualities that set them apart. He s the one in the big white hat and bow tie, which… … New idioms dictionary
set apart from someone — set (someone/something) apart (from (someone/something)) to show someone or something to be different or special. Those selected as leaders of the future have qualities that set them apart. He s the one in the big white hat and bow tie, which… … New idioms dictionary
set something apart from — set (someone/something) apart (from (someone/something)) to show someone or something to be different or special. Those selected as leaders of the future have qualities that set them apart. He s the one in the big white hat and bow tie, which… … New idioms dictionary
set apart — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms set apart : present tense I/you/we/they set apart he/she/it sets apart present participle setting apart past tense set apart past participle set apart 1) set someone/something apart to make someone or… … English dictionary
set — set1 [ set ] (past tense and past participle set) verb *** ▸ 1 put someone/something somewhere ▸ 2 make something happen ▸ 3 make equipment ready ▸ 4 decide time/place/value ▸ 5 establish way to do something ▸ 6 do something that influences ▸ 7… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
set — set1 verb (sets, setting; past and past participle set) 1》 put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position. ↘(be set) be situated in a specified place or position. ↘represent (a story) as happening at a specified time or… … English new terms dictionary
set apart — verb 1. select something or someone for a specific purpose (Freq. 1) The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise • Syn: ↑assign, ↑specify • Derivationally related forms: ↑specification (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
apart — a|part [ ə part ] function word *** Apart can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: We had to take the engine apart. after the verb to be : I m never happy when we re apart. as an adjective (only after a noun): Madagascar is a world apart … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
apart */*/*/ — UK [əˈpɑː(r)t] / US [əˈpɑrt] adjective, adverb Summary: Apart can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: We had to take the engine apart. after the verb to be : I m never happy when we re apart. as an adjective (only after a noun):… … English dictionary