sets down

verb

Definition of sets downnext
present tense third-person singular of set down
1
as in sits
to cause to sit down set the toddler down in her seat

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2
as in logs
to make a written note of set down the names of those in attendance

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3
as in considers
to think of in a particular way early in the campaign, voters set the senator down as an opportunist, and the perception stuck

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  1. sits
  2. considers
  3. seats
  4. puts
Verb
  • The film received positive reviews overall and currently sits at 80-percent from critics on Rotten Tomatoes.
    Cory Mull, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The upcoming weekend, which sits snugly between Christmas and New Year's, will host a tri-part arthouse smackdown.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of sits
Verb
  • The Philippines considers karaoke a national pastime, and the people around you are constantly crooning into their Magic Sing microphones or portable karaoke machines.
    Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Scott, who considers Stiller both his boss and a friend, justified the show’s painstaking development process as necessary for quality control.
    Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of considers
Verb
  • The Indianapolis restaurant, which seats about 300 people and has private dining rooms for meetings, operates seven days a week.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The Eagles had an insurance policy with Factory Mutual for Lincoln Financial Field, which seats about 67,000 plus features a standing room section.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of seats
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  • That mark puts the Pistons firmly in the mix for a Play-In Tournament spot in the Eastern Conference and just two and a half games back of a top-six seed.
    Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Difficult decisions have to be made and that always puts a strain on a relationship.
    Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of puts
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