set by

verb

set by; setting by; sets by

transitive verb

: to set apart for future use

Synonyms of set by

• dedicate
• devote
• set apart
• save
• give up (to)
• set aside

Examples of set by in a Sentence

I have set by the earnings from my weekend job to use as vacation money.

Recent Examples on the Web

The bipedal humanoid, developed by smartphone maker Honor, blazed through the 13-mile race in just 50 minutes, 26 seconds, besting all 12,000 human competitors and even surpassing the human world record for a half-marathon, set by Jacob Kiplimo in Lisbon last month, by nearly seven minutes. —Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 19 Apr. 2026

Pop star Sabrina Carpenter wowed the audience at her Friday night headlining set by bringing out Madonna. —Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 19 Apr. 2026

Colorado’s Presidents’ Trophy Curse — C- The Avs’ 121 points set a new single-season franchise record, breaking the mark set by the ’21-22 team (119) that won the Cup. —Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026

During the mission, the Artemis II crew set a record for farthest distance humans have ever traveled from Earth, surpassing the record of 248,655 miles previously set by the Apollo 13 flight crew in 1970, according to NASA. —Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1601, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for set by

• apply
• awry
• belie
• bely
• bigeye
• bonsai
• buckeye
• comply
• coxae
• decry
• defy
• deny