set back vs be

set back and be both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
set back	No	No	Yes	No
be	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, be is a hypernym of set back; that is, be is a word with a broader meaning than set back:

set back: cost a certain amount
be: be priced at

Other hypernyms of set back include cost.

set back (verb)	be (verb)
slow down the progress of; hinder	spend or use time
cost a certain amount	work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
hold back to a later time	have an existence, be extant
	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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