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View synonyms for set out

set out

verb

  1. to present, arrange, or display

    he set the flowers out in the vase

  2. to give a full account of; explain exactly

    he set out the matter in full

  3. to plan or lay out (a garden, etc)
  4. intr to begin or embark on an undertaking, esp a journey
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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“I think he has taken a very smart approach,” former foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba told me, “by clearly setting out the goal – ‘I’m going to fix it’ – but without getting into details.”

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