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set off
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word set off.
Princeton's WordNet
trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch offverb
put in motion or move to act
"trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take offverb
leave
"The family took off for Florida"
bring out, set offverb
direct attention to, as if by means of contrast
"This dress accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by brackets"
explode, detonate, blow up, set offverb
cause to burst with a violent release of energy
"We exploded the nuclear bomb"
cancel, offset, set offverb
make up for
"His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"
set offverb
set in motion or cause to begin
"The guide set the tour off to a good start"
incite, instigate, set off, stir upverb
provoke or stir up
"incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"
Wiktionary
set offverb
To leave; to begin a journey or trip.
set offverb
To begin; to cause; to initiate.
set offverb
To cause to explode.
set offverb
To make angry.
set offverb
To offset, to compensate for: to reduce the effect of, by having a contrary effect.
ChatGPT
set off
Set off is a verb that means to begin a journey or to cause something to start happening. It can also mean to initiate an display, like setting off fireworks. In a financial context, it can refer to the use of a loss to counterbalance a profit for tax purposes.
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offset
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of set off in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of set off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of set off in a Sentence
It may have seemed funny to him, I don’t really care, but it did set off this rumor, and again… one of the reasons I'm so disheartened by the media right now is that people who said they reached out to get comment from me never did, that was really disheartening.
Opportunist terrorists went among the protestors and set off explosions that killed and wounded a number of our countrymen including security and defense personnel.
The intruder set off multiple alarms, alarms that clearly showed someone breached the property, and he was seen by agents who didn't think anything of it. This is a big story.
We found devices and equipment that could be used to make IEDs ... that could be set off anywhere and could be detonated remotely without knowing who set it off.
Whenever they see the President use the word 'fake,' it ought to set off alarm bells.
Translations for set off
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- عازم شدنPersian
- mettre en colèreFrench
- zarpar, fugirPortuguese
- ateşlemekTurkish
- lên đườngVietnamese
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