Entry Word: set

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 being in a state of fitness for some experience or action <we're all set to go> — see ready 1
2 firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge <that rock is really set in the hillside> — see tight 2
3 fully committed to achieving a goal <set on being the first in her family to graduate from college> — see determined 1
4 having been established and usually not subject to change <the library is only open during set hours> — see fixed 1
5 of a particular or exact sort <international law has set rules for the treatment of prisoners of war> — see express 1