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

  • (..) become a nationwide economic disaster. Here's world-famous chef Anthony Bourdain to explain. OK, I'm a chef on a Sunday-afternoon setting the menu of a big restaurant. I ordered my fish on Friday, which is the mortgage bond that Michael Burry shorted. But... some of the fresh doesn't sell.. (..)
    2015 The Big Short