Set back

verb

Word Frequency: 1.0

Definitions

1.verbTo delay or obstruct.

"I expect it will set us back by a day or so, but I think a side trip will be worthwhile."

2.verbTo remove from or allow distance.

"Set it back from the road by twenty or thirty feet."

3.verbTo install or position behind a boundary or surface, or in a recess.

"The statue was set back in a niche."

4.verbTo cost money, as.

"How much do you suppose that fancy dress set her back?"

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