Phrasal verbs

  set out (to leave and start a journey) Columbus set out to find a new route to India and discovered North America. We set out for California on a two-day trip.   (to start an activity or effort in order to achieve an aim) He set out with the aim of …

  set on (attack someone violently) Tim was walking through the park when three robbers set on him.   (to make a person or animal attack someone) Stop harassing me or I’ll set my boyfriend on you. Get out of the house now or I’ll set the dogs on you. …

  set off (leave, start a journey or trip) I’ll set off early for work. They set off for Paris.   (cause a situation or series of events to happen) The announcement set off a wave of protests. The outbreak of war set off widespread panic.   (to make a bomb …

  set in (start to happen and to continue in a serious way) We should go home before the rain sets in again. Shortly after they left the harbor, a storm set in from the east. envocabulary.com

  set forth  literary (start a journey or trip) The astronauts set forth on a voyage into the unknown. They set forth on a ten-mile hike through the forest.   set forth  formal (explain something in a clearly organized way) The president set forth his plans to congressional leaders. He …