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set out (**셋** 아웃) — to start a journey or begin to go somewhere

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to start a journey or begin to go somewhere

Pronunciation (IPA): /set aʊt/

Korean meaning: 여행을 떠나다, 출발하다

Korean pronunciation: **셋** 아웃

Example Sentences

  • The detective set out to solve the case of the missing pizza, armed only with a magnifying glass and an empty stomach.
  • Every morning, my cat sets out on her important mission to knock everything off my desk.
  • The company set out its new policy in a 50-page document that nobody will actually read.

set out

VERB

//set aʊt//

to start a journey or begin to go somewhere

set out concept
💡 Concept

to start a journey or begin to go somewhere

set out rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Cut out the excess, get out, and set out!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/set aʊt/
🇬🇧 UK/set aʊt/

🌳Etymology

Rootset
Suffix-out

Origin

고대 영어 'settan'(놓다, 두다)과 'ūt'(밖으로)가 결합된 구동사로, 12세기경부터 사용되기 시작했습니다. 원래는 물리적으로 무언가를 밖으로 놓는다는 의미였지만, 점차 여행을 시작하거나 목표를 향해 나아간다는 추상적 의미로 확장되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

get outlet outcut out
get out
let out
cut out

🔗Collocations

set out early
set out on a journey
set out to achieve
set out plans
set out clearly
set out the facts

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“The detective set out to solve the case of the missing pizza, armed only with a magnifying glass and an empty stomach.”

😄 Fun example

“Every morning, my cat sets out on her important mission to knock everything off my desk.”

😄 Fun example

“The company set out its new policy in a 50-page document that nobody will actually read.”

“We set out for the summit at 5 AM to avoid the crowds.”

😄 Fun example

“The researcher set out to prove that chocolate is actually a vegetable, but sadly failed.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

embarkcommencedepartbeginstart

Antonyms

returnarrivefinish

Related

set offhead outventurelaunchundertake

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