Set Aside (Verb)
Meaning 1
Give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 2
Make inoperative or stop; "suspend payments on the loan".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The judge set aside the guilty verdict due to a lack of evidence.
- The new government set aside the former administration's policies and started fresh.
- During the economic downturn, many countries set aside their differences to work together.
- The mayor decided to set aside the city's development plan to reconsider the environmental impact.
- The company agreed to set aside a portion of their profits to pay for the environmental cleanup.