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  2. to cause a loud noise or explosion, such as that made by a bomb or an alarm (= a warning sound) to begin or happen: Terrorists set off a bomb in the city centre. Somebody set the alarm off on my car. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Starting and beginning. be in the first flush of idiom.

  3. 1. (intransitive) to embark on a journey. 2. (transitive) to cause (a person) to act or do something, such as laugh or tell stories. 3. (transitive) to cause to explode. 4. (transitive) to act as a foil or contrast to, esp so as to improve. that brooch sets your dress off well.

  4. Set off definition: something that counterbalances or makes up for something else, as compensation for a loss.. See examples of SET OFF used in a sentence.

  5. set off. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English set off phrasal verb 1 to start to go somewhere I’ll set off early to avoid the traffic. for Jerry and I set off on foot for the beach. 2 set something ↔ off to make something start happening, especially when you do not intend to do so News that the claims might be true set off ...

  6. set somebody off (doing something) to make somebody start doing something such as laughing, crying or talking. Definition of set off phrasal verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. 1. To ignite or cause something to explode. Kids in the area have been setting off fireworks all night long.The police set a small bomb off to force the door open. 2. To cause something to begin or occur.

  8. The meaning of SETOFF is something that is set off against another thing. How to use setoff in a sentence.

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