setting meaning

• Noun: setting  seting
  1. The context and environment in which something is set
     "the perfect setting for a ghost story"
     - scene 
  2. The state of the environment in which a situation exists
     "you can't do that in a university setting"
     - background, scope 
  3. Arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
     - mise en scène, stage setting 
  4. The set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
     - context, circumstance 
  5. The physical position of something
     "he changed the setting on the thermostat" 
  6. A table service for one person
     "a place setting of sterling flatware"
     - place setting 
  7. A mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewellery) that holds a gem in place
     - mount
  Verb: set (set,setting)  set
  1. Put into a certain place or abstract location
     "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"
     - put, place, pose, position, lay 
  2. Fix conclusively or authoritatively
     "set the rules"
     - determine 
  3. Decide upon or fix definitely
     - specify, determine, define, fix, limit 
  4. Establish as the highest level or best performance
     "set a record"
     - mark 
  5. Put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state
     "set the house afire" 
  6. Fix in a border
     "The goldsmith set the diamond" 
  7. Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
     - fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up 
  8. Set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly
     "set clocks or instruments" 
  9. Locate
     "The film is set in Africa"
     - localize, localise [Brit], place 
  10. Disappear beyond the horizon
      "the sun sets early these days"
      - go down, go under 
  11. Adapt for performance in a different way
      "set this poem to music"
      - arrange 
  12. Put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
      - plant 
  13. Apply or start
      "set fire to a building" 
  14. Become gelatinous
      - jell, congeal 
  15. Set in type
      "set these words in italics"
      - typeset 
  16. Put into a position that will restore a normal state
      "set a broken bone" 
  17. Insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
      - countersink 
  18. Give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor 
  19. Urge to attack someone
      - sic 
  20. Estimate
      - place, put 
  21. Equip with sails or masts
      - rig, set up 
  22. Get ready for a particular purpose or event
      "set up an experiment"; "set the table"
      - set up, lay out 
  23. Alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
      - adjust, correct 
  24. Bear fruit
      - fructify 
  25. Arrange attractively
      - dress, arrange, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure

  Derived forms: settings

  See also: set ahead, set apart, set aside, set back, set down, set off, set out, set up

  Type of: alter, approximate, arrange, assail, assault, attack, bury, change, choose, come down, compose, descend, displace, environment, environs, equip, establish, estimate, fall, fit, fit out, gauge, go down, groom, guess, hone, impress, initiate, judge, lay down, make, modify, mounting, move, multiply, neaten, originate, outfit, pick out, place, position, present, print, procreate, represent, reproduce, select, service, set on, set up, sink, solidify, stage, start, surround, surroundings, table service, take, write

  Antonym: rise

  Encyclopedia: Set

  Setting

• 
  [Electronics]
  The position or value to which an ad-
  justable device is set for a particular purpose.
  

• Leadership means setting an example.
• He was setting forth an important axiom.
• The sky was aglow with the setting sun.
• Twist the knob to the right setting.
• setting up this business was a bit of a gamble.
• The light of the setting sun suffused the clouds.
• This is called just setting principle.
• Three o'clock, and the dark is already setting in.
• You're not setting about your work in the right way.
• ... and ... are setting themselves against each other.

• "setting" meaning in Chinese: n. 1.安装；装配；装置；安放。2.(机器的)底座。3.调整。4.整齿。5.锉锯子。6.配乐；谱曲。7.(果树的...
• "setting" meaning in Japanese: setting n. 〔演劇〕 舞台装置; 〔映画〕 セット; 背景; 台, 台座; 環境; (カメラ オーブンなど...
• "setting" meaning in Russian: 1) оправа Ex: gold setting золотая оправа Ex: the setting ...
• "setting" meaning in French: n. disposition; arrangement; cadre; décor; fixation; dés...