- set back
- phrasal verb
[transitive]
Word forms "set back":
present tense I/you/we/they set back he/she/it sets back present participle setting back past tense set back past participle set back1) to delay the progress of someone or somethingThe spending cuts have set the research project back several years.
2) set someone back somethinginformal to cost someone a particular amount of money, especially a large amountJim's new car must have set him back £30,000.
English dictionary. 2014.
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