phrasal verb · neutral
set aside
/sɛt əˈsaɪd/SET·a·SIDE
to reserve something for a particular purpose or to ignore something temporarily
Examples
“She set aside an hour each evening to study.”
“The court set aside the previous ruling.”
“They set aside their differences to work on the project.”
Band 8 sentence
“Policymakers should set aside partisan interests and prioritise long-term environmental planning.”
Collocations
- set aside money / time / differences / a ruling
Word family
Common mistakes
set aside for studying an hour→set aside an hour for studying
set aside the money on next month→set aside the money for next month
Say it for a higher band
5save→6put aside→7+set aside
Synonyms
reserve
put aside
Easily confused
set aside vs put aside
“They put aside some savings and later set aside the legal claim.”
set aside vs set up
“We set aside funds and then set up a new fund management team.”
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