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be vs set back

set back vs be

be and set back both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
be No No Yes No
set back No No Yes No
As verbs, set back is a hyponym of be; that is, set back is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than be:
  • be: be priced at
  • set back: cost a certain amount
Other hyponyms of be include knock back, put back.
be (verb) set back (verb)
spend or use time slow down the progress of; hinder
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function cost a certain amount
have an existence, be extant hold back to a later time
have life, be alive
form or compose
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
be identical to; be someone or something
be identical or equivalent to
represent, as of a character on stage
be priced at
to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
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