The difference between Adjust and Set

When used as verbs, adjust means to modify, whereas set means to put (something) down, to rest.

Set is also noun with the meaning: a punch for setting nails in wood.

Set is also adjective with the meaning: fixed in position.

check bellow for the other definitions of Adjust and Set

  1. Adjust as a verb (transitive):

    To modify.

    Examples:

    "Morimoto's recipes are adjusted to suit the American palate."

  2. Adjust as a verb (transitive):

    To improve or rectify.

    Examples:

    "He adjusted his initial conclusion to reflect the new data."

  3. Adjust as a verb (transitive):

    To settle an insurance claim.

  4. Adjust as a verb (intransitive):

    To change to fit circumstances.

    Examples:

    "Most immigrants adjust quickly to a new community. She waited for her eyes to adjust to the darkness."

  1. Set as a verb (transitive):

    To put (something) down, to rest.

    Examples:

    "'Set the [[tray]] there."

  2. Set as a verb (transitive):

    To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.

    Examples:

    "I have set my heart on running the marathon."

  3. Set as a verb (transitive):

    To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.

  4. Set as a verb (transitive, dated):

    To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot.

    Examples:

    "to set a coach in the mud"

  5. Set as a verb (transitive):

    To determine or settle.

    Examples:

    "to set the rent"

  6. Set as a verb (transitive):

    To adjust.

    Examples:

    "I set the alarm at 6 a.m."

  7. Set as a verb (transitive):

    To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.

  8. Set as a verb (transitive):

    To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.

    Examples:

    "Please set the table for our guests."

  9. Set as a verb (transitive):

    To introduce or describe.

    Examples:

    "I’ll tell you what happened, but first let me set the scene."

  10. Set as a verb (transitive):

    To locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to.

    Examples:

    "He says he will set his next film in France."

  11. Set as a verb (transitive):

    To compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge).

    Examples:

    "This crossword was set by Araucaria."

  12. Set as a verb (transitive):

    To prepare (a stage or film set).

  13. Set as a verb (transitive):

    To fit (someone) up in a situation.

  14. Set as a verb (transitive):

    To arrange (type).

    Examples:

    "It was a complex page, but he set it quickly."

  15. Set as a verb (transitive):

    To devise and assign (work) to.

    Examples:

    "The teacher set her students the task of drawing a foot."

  16. Set as a verb (transitive, volleyball):

    To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.

  17. Set as a verb (intransitive):

    To solidify.

    Examples:

    "The glue sets in four minutes."

  18. Set as a verb (transitive):

    To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle.

    Examples:

    "to set milk for cheese"

  19. Set as a verb (intransitive):

    Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.

    Examples:

    "The moon sets at eight o'clock tonight."

  20. Set as a verb (transitive, bridge):

    To defeat a contract.

  21. Set as a verb (obsolete, now followed by "out", as in [[set out]]):

    To begin to move; to go forth.

  22. Set as a verb (transitive, botany):

    To produce after pollination.

    Examples:

    "to set seed"

  23. Set as a verb (intransitive, of fruit):

    To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.

  24. Set as a verb (intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects):

    To sit .

    Examples:

    "He sets in that chair all day."

  25. Set as a verb:

    To hunt game with the aid of a setter.

  26. Set as a verb (hunting, ambitransitive):

    Of a dog, to indicate the position of game.

    Examples:

    "The dog sets the bird."

    "Your dog sets well."

  27. Set as a verb (obsolete):

    To apply oneself; to undertake earnestly; to set out.

  28. Set as a verb (ambitransitive):

    To fit music to words.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  29. Set as a verb (ambitransitive):

    To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.

    Examples:

    "to set pear trees in an orchard"

  30. Set as a verb:

    To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Francis Bacon"

  31. Set as a verb:

    To have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend.

    Examples:

    "The current sets to the north; the tide sets to the windward."

  32. Set as a verb:

    To place or fix in a setting.

    Examples:

    "to set a precious stone in a border of metal"

    "to set glass in a sash"

  33. Set as a verb:

    To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare.

    Examples:

    "to set (that is, to hone) a razor"

    "to set a saw"

  34. Set as a verb:

    To extend and bring into position; to spread.

    Examples:

    "to set the sails of a ship"

  35. Set as a verb:

    To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.

    Examples:

    "to set a psalm"

    "rfquotek Fielding"

  36. Set as a verb:

    To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state.

    Examples:

    "to set a broken bone"

  37. Set as a verb (masonry):

    To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.

  38. Set as a verb (obsolete):

    To wager in gambling; to risk.

  39. Set as a verb:

    To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.

  40. Set as a verb (obsolete):

    To value; to rate; used with at.

  41. Set as a verb:

    To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign.

    Examples:

    "to set a good example; to set lessons to be learned"

  42. Set as a verb (Scotland):

    To suit; to become.

    Examples:

    "It sets him ill."

  1. Set as a noun:

    A punch for setting nails in wood.

    Examples:

    "nail set"

  2. Set as a noun:

    A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.

    Examples:

    "television set"

  3. Set as a noun:

    a hole made and lived in by a badger.

  4. Set as a noun:

    pattern of threads and yarns.

  5. Set as a noun:

    piece of quarried stone.

  6. Set as a noun (horticulture):

    A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.

  7. Set as a noun:

    The amount the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.

  8. Set as a noun (obsolete, rare):

    That which is staked; a wager; hence, a gambling game.

  9. Set as a noun (engineering):

    Permanent change of shape caused by excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.

    Examples:

    "the set of a spring"

  10. Set as a noun (piledriving):

    A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot otherwise be reached by the weight, or hammer.

  11. Set as a noun (printing, dated):

    The width of the body of a type.

  12. Set as a noun:

    A young oyster when first attached.

  13. Set as a noun:

    Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.

  14. Set as a noun:

    A series or group of something. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 2, Noun)

  15. Set as a noun (colloquial):

    The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit.

    Examples:

    "the set of a coat"

  16. Set as a noun:

    The camber of a curved roofing tile.

  1. Set as an adjective:

    Fixed in position.

  2. Set as an adjective:

    Rigid, solidified.

  3. Set as an adjective:

    Ready, prepared.

    Examples:

    "[[on your mark, get set, go on your marks, get set, go!]]; [[on your marks]], set, go!"

  4. Set as an adjective:

    Intent, determined (to do something).

    Examples:

    "'set on getting to his destination"

  5. Set as an adjective:

    Prearranged.

    Examples:

    "a set menu"

  6. Set as an adjective:

    Fixed in one's opinion.

    Examples:

    "I’m set against the idea of smacking children to punish them."

  7. Set as an adjective (of hair):

    Fixed in a certain style.

  1. Set as a noun:

    A young plant fit for setting out; a slip; shoot.

  2. Set as a noun:

    A rudimentary fruit.

  3. Set as a noun (by extension):

    The setting of the sun or other luminary; the close of the day.

  4. Set as a noun (literally, and, figuratively):

    General movement; direction; drift; tendency.

  5. Set as a noun:

    A matching collection of similar things. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 1, Noun.)

    Examples:

    "a set of tables"

  6. Set as a noun:

    A collection of various objects for a particular purpose.

    Examples:

    "a set of tools"

  7. Set as a noun:

    An object made up of several parts.

    Examples:

    "a set of steps"

  8. Set as a noun (set theory):

    A collection of zero or more objects, possibly infinite in size, and disregarding any order or repetition of the objects which may be contained within it.

  9. Set as a noun (in plural, “sets”, mathematics, informal):

    Set theory.

  10. Set as a noun:

    A group of people, usually meeting socially.

    Examples:

    "the country set"

  11. Set as a noun:

    The scenery for a film or play.

  12. Set as a noun (dance):

    The initial or basic formation of dancers.

  13. Set as a noun (exercise):

    A group of repetitions of a single exercise performed one after the other without rest.

  14. Set as a noun (tennis):

    A complete series of games, forming part of a match.

  15. Set as a noun (volleyball):

    A complete series of points, forming part of a match.

  16. Set as a noun (volleyball):

    The act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack.

  17. Set as a noun (music):

    A musical performance by a band, disc jockey, etc., consisting of several musical pieces.

  18. Set as a noun (music):

    A drum kit, a drum set.

    Examples:

    "He plays the set on Saturdays."

  19. Set as a noun (UK, education):

    A class group in a subject where pupils are divided by ability.

  20. Set as a noun (poker, slang):

    Three of a kind, especially if two cards are in one's hand and the third is on the board. Compare .

  1. Set as a verb (UK, education):

    To divide a class group in a subject according to ability

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