set down

verb

1. to write down or record
2. to judge, consider, or regard

   he set him down as an idiot

3. foll by to to ascribe; attribute

   his attitude was set down to his illness

4. to reprove; rebuke
5. to snub; dismiss
6. to allow (passengers) to alight from a bus, taxi, etc

Example Sentences

As for a second season of “Dune: Prophecy,” Williams acknowledges, “They haven’t taken the sets down.”

From Los Angeles Times

Carlos Alcaraz came from a set down to edge out world number one Jannik Sinner in a dramatic China Open final.

From BBC

More often than not they are set down for trials which are delayed and, many months later, called off just before they are due to start - usually because of a last minute guilty plea.

From BBC

Hay blows from pickups and the guy behind the convenience store counter will smile kindly when you set down a six-pack.

From Los Angeles Times

The year after I left my marriage, I set down a list of things I needed to do to regain myself — to recoup my life.

From Los Angeles Times

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