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What does "set down" mean?
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Place in a lower position, as in Set the baby down here, or Set the bags down on the hall table. [Late 1400s]
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Put in writing, record, as in Just set down all the facts as you remember them. [Second half of 1500s]
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Regard, consider, as in Just set him down as a fool. [Late 1700s]
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Assign to a cause, ascribe, as in Let's set down his error to inexperience. [Early 1800s]
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Land an aircraft, as in The pilot set the plane down hard on the runway. Also see put down.
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