setting

Definition

  • noun: the place and conditions in which something happens or exists
  • noun: the manner, position, or direction in which something is set
  • synonyms: congelation, coagulation, planting

Examples

  • I think you're just 'setting' yourself 'up for' a big disappointment. [=you're expecting something that won't happen and you will be disappointed when it doesn't]

  • They are improving the safety of their vehicles and 'setting' a higher standard for other companies (to follow).

  • You will have the opportunity to view the animals in their natural 'setting'. [='environment']

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) You can't give up now! Thorin. You can't give up now. "Stand by the gray stone... ...when the thrush knocks. " The setting sun. And "the last light of Durin's Day will shine... " The last light. Last light. The last light! (..)
    2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug