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Meanings of set back in English

Portuguese
adiar
Spanish
aplazar

Hold back to a later time.

adiar

Cost a certain amount.

Usage of set back in English
1
We have suffered a set back and we have taken strong action.
The Guardian
2
Yes, hosting friends will set back your bank account in the short-term.
Reuters
3
He said he expected talks would be set back for some time.
Reuters
4
Now those plans would be set back if the AIA deal fails.
Reuters
5
The house was set back from it not more than twenty feet.
Quicksilver
6
Business owner Sunny Kaushal said the fire is a big set back.
Radio NZ
7
As well as being unfair, that could set back India's economic development.
Reuters
8
It was a large and comfortable estate set back from the road.
The red door
9
The house was set back in the trees, as if hiding there.
The Girl Who Cried Monster
10
Further, the group's increased investment appetite could set back its improved leverage.
Reuters
11
But it was set back from the road, the inner courtyard empty.
Rise
12
It has repeatedly been set back and now looks unlikely before 2019.
The Guardian
13
This charming Victorian property is set back from Park Avenue in Sandymount.
The Irish Times
14
The study period that night at Brighton was set back an hour.
The Brighton Boys with the Submarine Fleet
15
His eyes were melancholy, and were set back deep under his brow.
My Antonia
16
Without Earth, the race would be set back five hundred-maybefive thousand-years
The Measure of a Man
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Translations for set back
Spanish
aplazar
Set back through the time
Set back across language varieties
Ireland
Common
New Zealand
Common
United States of America
Common
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