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Set on

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To attack.

    "Cassio hath here been set on in the dark."

  2. 2
    attack someone physically or emotionally wordnet
  3. 3
    To encourage someone, or an animal, to attack someone.

    "I will set the dogs on you, if you don't leave right now!"

  4. 4
    To be determined to do or achieve something.

    "I had my mind pretty well set on working for a small company."

Etymology

For semantic parallels, compare cognate German ansetzen; Russian насе́сть pf (naséstʹ), наседа́ть impf (nasedátʹ).

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