set down

verb

set down; setting down; sets down

transitive verb

1

: to cause to sit down : seat

2

: to place at rest on a surface or on the ground

3

: to suspend (a jockey) from racing

4

: to cause or allow to get off a vehicle : deliver

5

: to land (an airplane) on the ground or water

6

a

: ordain, establish

b

: to put in writing

7

a

: regard, consider

set him down as a liar

b

: attribute

Synonyms of set down

• sit
• seat
• put

Examples of set down in a Sentence

set the toddler down in her seat

set down the names of those in attendance

Recent Examples on the Web

After a pair of singles to start the fourth inning, Buehler set down the Mariners’ 3-4-5 hitters in order. —Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026

Jasen Thomas set down 11 via strikeout and Stef Alexandrov drove in three for Cambridge (4-0) in a 9-2 Dual County League win over Concord-Carlisle. —Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2026

Beauty reached for June’s hand, said, Come set down. —Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026

Woo yielded one hit over seven brilliant innings, setting down his last 12 batters and recording six strikeouts while matching the longest scoreless start of his career. —CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for set down

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown

Kids Definition

set down

verb

1

: to cause to sit down : seat

2

: to place at rest on a surface or on the ground

3

: to land (an airplane) on the ground or water

4

: establish sense 2

the government set down laws

5

: to put in writing