phrasal verb · neutral
set down
/sɛt daʊn/set DOWN
task1task2speaking
write or record something officially; put something down on a surface
Examples
“The committee set down the guidelines in a short document.”
“Please set the box down on the floor and sign here.”
“Rules should be clearly set down to avoid confusion.”
Band 8 sentence
“In the methodology section, I set down the exact sampling procedure so other researchers can replicate the study.”
Collocations
- set down in writing / set down the rules
- set down on the table / set down the box
Word family
set down phrasal verbsets down phrasal verb (3rd sg)set down (past: set down) phrasal verb (past)setting down gerund
Common mistakes
put down→set down (when meaning 'record in writing')
set on the paper→set down on paper / write down
Say it for a higher band
5write down→6record→7+set down
Synonyms
write down
record
Easily confused
put down
“She put down the heavy bag and breathed a sigh of relief.”
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