Definition of set an example
:to behave in a way that shows other people how to behave
- It's up to you to set an example.
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: to cause to sit : place in or on a seat
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: to put (a fowl) on eggs to hatch them
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: to put (eggs) for hatching under a fowl or into an incubator
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: the act or action of setting
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: the condition of being set
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: a number of things of the same kind that belong or are used together
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: intent, determined
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: intentional, premeditated
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: fixed by authority or appointment : prescribed, specified
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: one that serves as a pattern to be imitated or not to be imitated
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: a punishment inflicted on someone as a warning to others
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: one that is representative of all of a group or type
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: to serve as an example of
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: to be or set an example to
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