| Partikelverb |
| Engelska | Svenska |
| set about doing [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (start: doing) | börja göra ngt vtr |
| påbörja ngt vtr |
| sätta i gång med att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| Julius set about arranging his collection of butterflies. |
| set about [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (attack: [sb]) | attackera ngn vtr |
| överfalla ngn vtr |
| (vardagligt) | gå lös på ngn vbal uttr |
| (vardagligt) | ge sig på ngn vbal uttr |
| The burglars set about their victim when they were disturbed. |
| set [sb] against [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | (cause to oppose [sb] or [sth]) | vända ngn mot ngn vtr + prep |
| Please don't set him against me by spreading rumors that I talk about him behind his back. |
| set [sth] against [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (contrast with) | i jämförelse med ngt uttr |
| i konstrast till ngt uttr |
| This amount of money looks very small if you set it against what we spend each year on marketing. |
set [sth] against [sth],
set [sth] off against [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (offset: cost, damages) | uppväga ngt mot ngt vtr partikel skj |
| väga upp ngt mot ngt vbal uttr |
| set [sth] apart vtr phrasal sep | (distinguish, make different) | skilja ur ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| urskilja vtr |
| separera vtr |
| Stein's intelligence sets him apart from other soccer players. |
set [sth] apart,
set apart [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (reserve, put aside) | sätta av ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| lägga undan ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| (göra bokning) | reservera vtr |
| The family set one bedroom apart for use by guests. |
set [sth] aside,
set aside [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (put to one side) | sätta ngt åt sidan vbal uttr |
| lägga undan ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| I set aside my work to check on the baby. |
| Set your pencils aside and read through the test first. |
set [sth] aside,
set aside [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (disregard temporarily) (bildlig) | sätta ngt åt sidan vbal uttr |
| (bildlig: om känsla) | stå över ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| Set your fears aside and jump into the water. |
| set by [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (save, put aside for later) | sätta undan ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| spara vtr |
| Estelle set by some sandwiches in case she felt hungry later in the day. |
set [sth] down,
set down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (place, put on a surface) | ställa ner ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| lägga ner ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| sätta ner ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| She set down the book on a nearby table. |
set [sth] down,
set down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (put in writing) | skriva ner ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| (bildlig) | ta ner ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| If you set your thoughts down on paper first, it helps you to think about things more clearly. |
set [sth] forth,
set forth [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (present, describe) | skildra vtr |
| beskriva vtr |
| lägga fram vtr partikel oskj |
| In his autobiography, he sets forth the story of his life. |
| set forth vi phrasal | (start a journey) | ge sig av, ge sig ut vbal uttr |
| The gallant knight set forth to slay the dragon. |
| set in vi phrasal | (become established) | börja vitr |
| sätta igång vitr + adv |
| (formell) | falla på vitr partikel |
| Frustration among the fans set in just before half-time, when it became clear their team was unlikely to score. |
| set off vi phrasal | (begin a journey) | ge sig av vbal uttr |
| (om resor med fordon) | åka vitr |
| (vardagligt) | sticka vitr |
| We'll have to set off very early to avoid the rush-hour traffic. |
| set off on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (begin: a journey) | ge sig ut på ngt vbal uttr |
| (med fordon) | åka iväg på ngt vbal uttr |
| (vardagligt) | sticka iväg på ngt vbal uttr |
| That morning, we set off on our trip to California. |
| set off for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (begin a journey) | ge sig ut på ngt vbal uttr |
| (med fordon) | åka iväg på ngt vbal uttr |
| I usually set off for work at 8 a.m. |
set [sth] off,
set off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (trigger, switch on) | sätta igång ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| utlösa vtr |
| He set off an alarm when he opened the back door. |
set [sth] off,
set off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (event: cause to happen) | utlösa vtr |
| sätta igång ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand set off the First World War. |
set [sth] off,
set off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (highlight by contrasting) | framhäva vtr |
| betona vtr |
| That colour looks good on you; it sets off your eyes. |
| set [sb] off vtr phrasal insep | informal (make [sb] angry) | reta upp ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| göra ngn arg vtr + adj |
| (vardagligt) | göra ngn förbannad vtr + adj |
| Don't mention politics to Richard; you'll set him off. |
| set on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (attack) | ge sig på ngn vbal uttr |
| attackera vtr |
| (bildlig) | hoppa på ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| When we refused to hand over our wallets, they set on us with a pair of baseball bats. |
| set [sth/sb] on [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | (let loose) | skicka vtr |
| (vardaglig) | bussa vtr |
| The hunters set the dogs on the scent. |
| set [sth/sb] on [sth/sb] vtr phrasal sep | (urge to attack) | bussa ngt/ngn på ngt/ngn vtr + prep |
| skicka ngt/ngn på ngt/ngn vtr + prep |
| If you go into that garden, the owner will set his dog on you. |
| set out vi phrasal | (start a journey) | ge sig ut vbal uttr |
| ge sig av vbal uttr |
| They set out for London early the following day. |
| We'll set out at five in the morning. |
set [sth] out,
set out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (lay out, arrange) | lägga ut ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| sätta fram ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| Isabelle set out the cutlery for dinner. |
set [sth] out,
set out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (present) | visa upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| presentera vtr |
| Each member of the committee set out their ideas, then they all took a vote. |
set [sth] out,
set out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | often passive (law: specify) | specificera vtr |
| (vardagligt) | ringa in ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| The constitution sets out the council's decision-making procedures. |
| set out on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (begin, esp. a journey) | ge sig ut på ngt vbal uttr |
| ta sig för ngt vbal uttr |
| Jason and the Argonauts set out on their quest for the Golden Fleece. |
| set out to do [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (intend) | bestämma sig för att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| ha för avsikt att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| I didn't set out to hurt you; I'm sorry if what I said was upsetting. |
| set out to do [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (undertake) | bestämma sig för att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| ge sig på att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| He set out to mend the fences, but ran out of wire before he was halfway done. |
| set to doing [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (start: doing) | komma igång med ngt vbal uttr |
| (formell) | ta sig för ngt vbal uttr |
| Anmärkning: A hyphen is used when the term is a noun |
| Lena did not have a dress for the prom, so she took out her sewing machine and set to making one. |
set [sb] up,
set up [sb] vtr phrasal sep | informal (incriminate falsely) (bildlig) | sätta dit ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| He's really paranoid and always thinks people are trying to set him up. |
set [sth] up,
set up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (arrange) | arrangera vtr |
| anordna vtr |
| Helen set up the chairs in a semi-circle. |
set [sth] up,
set up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (organize) | arrangera vtr |
| organisera vtr |
| anordna vtr |
| Can we set up a meeting for 8 November? |
| set [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | (two people: get together) | para ihop ngn med ngn vbal uttr |
| (vardagligt) | fixa ihop ngn med ngn vbal uttr |
| George and Lisa met when mutual friends set them up. |
| set [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (computing: configure) | installera vtr |
| konfigurera vtr |
| The Tech Support engineer set up my new computer. |
| set upon [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (attack) | ge sig på ngn vbal uttr |
| attackera vtr |
| The gang set upon their victim without warning. |
| The hounds set upon the fox. |
| set upon [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (apply yourself to enthusiastically) | hänge sig åt ngt vbal uttr |
| ge ngt sin fulla uppmärksamhet vbal uttr |
| Jose set upon his dinner as though he hadn't eaten in a week. |
