What does set out mean?
Set out means an outset.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
an outset.
‘You don’t hate Sissy, Tom?’ ‘I hate to be obliged to call her Jupe. And she hates me,’ said Tom, moodily. ‘No, she does not, Tom, I am sure!’ ‘She must,’ said Tom. ‘She must just hate and detest the whole set-out of us.
Use set out when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Set out means an outset.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
‘You don’t hate Sissy, Tom?’ ‘I hate to be obliged to call her Jupe. And she hates me,’ said Tom, moodily. ‘No, she does not, Tom, I am sure!’ ‘She must,’ said Tom. ‘She must just hate and detest the whole set-out of us.
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