phrasal verb · neutral
look set to
/lʊk sɛt tə/look SET·to
speakingtask2
appear certain or on course to happen
Examples
“After signing the new sponsor, the club looks set to finish in the top four.”
“With interest rates rising, house prices look set to stabilise.”
“The airline looks set to expand its routes next summer.”
Band 8 sentence
“Given the investment figures, the region looks set to attract more start-ups over the coming years.”
Collocations
- look set to + verb
- look set to expand / improve / increase
Word family
looks set to vlooking set to v-ing
Common mistakes
look ready to→look set to
be set to→look set to
Say it for a higher band
5will→6be set to→7+look set to
Synonyms
be set to
appear certain to
Easily confused
be set to
“The government is set to introduce new measures next month.”
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