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

  • (..) nor would I, even if I had said information at this juncture,... be able. - You're a moron. - I'm gonna have to ask you to leave. Tyler had been busy... setting up franchises all over the country. - We've just heard the stories. - What kind of stories? - Nobody knows what he looks like. (..)
    1999 Fight Club
  • (..) Married this other woman and had some other kids. He did this every six years. - He changes city and starts a new family. - Fucker's setting up franchises! My dad never went to college. - So it was real important that I go. - That sounds familiar. So I graduate. Call him up long-distance (..)
    1999 Fight Club