Synonym: background, scenery, surroundings. Antonym: rising. Similar words: blotting, unsettling, settle, settle for, settle down, settlement, voting, rating. Meaning: ['setɪŋ] 
n. 1. the context and environment in which something is set 2. the state of the environment in which a situation exists 3. arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted 4. the physical position of something 5. a table service for one person 6. a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place.
n. 1. the context and environment in which something is set 2. the state of the environment in which a situation exists 3. arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted 4. the physical position of something 5. a table service for one person 6. a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place. 
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151. There was a lot of work involved in setting up the festival.
152. Demonstrators turned on police, overturning vehicles and setting fire to them.
153. Helen and her sister will alternate in setting the table.
154. The British government announced the setting up of a special fund.
155. The soldiers gave their equipment a final check before setting off.
156. The group was influential in setting up the new schools.
157. The committee came down in favour of setting up a national body.
158. Verona is best known as the setting for two of Shakespeare's plays.
159. He has written a letter to The Times setting out his views.
160. Becoming an adult and setting up a household no longer mean the same thing.
161. He worked as a dance instructor in London before setting himself up in Bucharest.
162. He bought tools and seeds with the aim of setting up a tree nursery.
163. The mundane task of setting the table can be fun on holidays.
164. More and more couples are setting up home together without getting married.
165. They have discussed setting up a military hotline between Hanoi and Bangkok.
166. It will pay in the long run if the setting off of firecrackers is effectively banned in the cities.
167. The police are setting up an incident room near the murder spot .
168. We stayed up all night, setting the world to rights.
169. The quiet village of Brockhampton was an unlikely setting for such a crime.
170. They've showed a lot of enterprise in setting up this project.
171. The band is now setting out to conquer the world.
172. He broke with the tradition of setting examinations in Latin.
173. An incendiary device exploded in the store, setting fire to furniture.
174. Setting the results against those of the last election, we can see a clear improvement.
174. Sentencedict.com is a online sentence dictionary, on which you can find excellent sentences for a large number of words.
175. They took to the streets, setting up roadblocks of burning tyres.
176. Setting aside the question of cost, what do you think of the idea in principle?
177. The French Club offers the chance to practise your language skills in a social setting.
178. There are some tax advantages in setting up a trust fund for each of your children.
179. The play has its setting in a wartime prison camp.
180. The moon is setting.
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