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get to vs set out

set out vs get to

get to and set out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
get to No No Yes No
set out No No Yes No
As verbs, set out is a hypernym of get to; that is, set out is a word with a broader meaning than get to:
  • get to: arrive at the point of
  • set out: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
Other hypernyms of get to include begin, commence, get, get down, set about, start, start out.
get to (verb) set out (verb)
arrive at the point of take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
reach a goal depart for someplace
Difference between get to and set out

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