set down

set down
phrasal verb [transitive]
Word forms "set down":
present tense I/you/we/they set down he/she/it sets down present participle setting down past tense set down past participle set down
1) to write something on a piece of paper so that it will not be forgotten and can be looked at later

She set all these events down in her diary.

2) formal to state officially how something should be done

These conditions were set down by the United Nations.

3) to consider something in a particular way

He set the whole experience down as a failure.

4) British formal to stop a vehicle so that a passenger can get out

English dictionary. 2014.

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