set aside — verb 1. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause (Freq. 6) I will earmark this money for your research She sets aside time for meditation every day • Syn: ↑allow, ↑appropriate, ↑earmark, ↑reserve … Useful english dictionary
set aside — vt 1: to disagree with and overturn (a decision or act of a lower tribunal) upon review: overrule vacate set aside the decree 2: to deprive of legal effect or force: annul void may set aside the contract … Law dictionary
set-aside — /set euh suyd /, n. 1. something, as land or profits, set aside for a particular purpose. 2. a tract of federal lands set aside as a wildlife refuge, oil exploration site, etc. 3. a tract of farmland on which commercial crops or a specific crop… … Universalium
set-aside — ☆ set aside [set′ə sīd΄ ] n. something set aside or reserved, as by the government, for a specific purpose, for the use or benefit of a particular group, etc … English World dictionary
set-aside — n. Something, such as an amount of money that is reserved for some particular later use. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 … Law dictionary
lay aside something — lay aside (something) to ignore something or decide that it is not important. Our neighbors laid aside their personal safety to help us save our animals from the fire. Related vocabulary: set aside something … New idioms dictionary
set aside — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms set aside : present tense I/you/we/they set aside he/she/it sets aside present participle setting aside past tense set aside past participle set aside 1) to keep or save something from a larger amount or… … English dictionary
set aside — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you set something aside for a special use or purpose, you keep it available for that use or purpose. [V P n (not pron)] Some doctors advise setting aside a certain hour each day for worry... [V P n (not pron)] ₤130 million… … English dictionary
set aside — {v.} 1. To separate from the others in a group or collection. * /She set aside the things in the old trunk which she wanted to keep./ 2. To select or choose from others for some purpose. * /The governor set aside a day for thanksgiving./ 3. To… … Dictionary of American idioms
set aside — {v.} 1. To separate from the others in a group or collection. * /She set aside the things in the old trunk which she wanted to keep./ 2. To select or choose from others for some purpose. * /The governor set aside a day for thanksgiving./ 3. To… … Dictionary of American idioms
