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Meanings of set out in English

Portuguese
começar
Catalan
començar
Spanish
empezar

Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action.

Related terms
começar
Portuguese
ordenar
Spanish
disponer

Lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line.

ordenar
Usage of set out in English
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This year we set out to see if the situation had changed.
Reuters
2
Prime Minister David Cameron set out his EU reform plan on Tuesday.
Reuters
3
Neither of the main parties has yet set out its tax plans.
The Guardian
4
The principles, as set out in a British government statement, are: 1.
Reuters
5
Thirty years ago the SDLP set out on a journey of hope.
The Irish Times
6
The Ealing Travellers' Achievement Service has set out to address that problem.
The Guardian
7
So the CIA set out to create and control the democratic process.
Legacy of ashes: the history of the cia
8
The referendum legislation will set out: -The date of the referendum.
The Guardian
9
Human rights treaties by their nature set out general rules and principles.
The Irish Times
10
The government needs to set out how it will meet this plan.
The Guardian
11
The main targets affecting agriculture are set out in the accompanying table.
Independent.ie
12
This is the question that Palan and Nesvetailova set out to answer.
The Guardian
13
These were set out in the terms of reference for the work.
The Guardian
14
I set out that bold plan for a global Britain last week.
The Irish Times
15
She left for work at the same time as we set out.
Voices in the dark
16
A new gas generation strategy will be set out in the autumn.
The Guardian
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