"set in stone" meaning in All languages combined

See set in stone on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-set in stone.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} set in stone
  1. (idiomatic) Permanent; certain; firm. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: written in stone, carved in stone Translations (permanent): dat i beneït (Catalan), 一成不變 (Chinese Mandarin), 一成不变 (yīchéngbùbiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), in steen gebeiteld (Dutch), kivisse raiutud (Estonian), kiveen kirjoitettu (Finnish), gravé dans le marbre (French), in Stein gemeißelt (German), kőbe vésve (Hungarian), bătut în cuie (Romanian), skrivet i stenet (Swedish), پتھر میں لکیر ... (patthar mē̃ lakīr ...) (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-set_in_stone-en-adj-UHeleMJz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English light verb constructions, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of English light verb constructions: 85 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 84 16

Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-set in stone.ogg Forms: sets in stone [present, singular, third-person], setting in stone [participle, present], set in stone [participle, past], set in stone [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|set<,,set> in stone}} set in stone (third-person singular simple present sets in stone, present participle setting in stone, simple past and past participle set in stone)
  1. To render something permanent, certain, or firm. Translations (to make permanent): 一成不变 (yīchéngbùbiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), in steen beitelen (Dutch), graver dans le marbre (French), kőbe vés (Hungarian), 固定する (alt: こていする) (Japanese), 石に置く (alt: いしにおく) (Japanese), 石に設定する (alt: いしにせってする) (Japanese), bate în cuie (Romanian), увековечить в камне (uvekovečitʹ v kamne) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-set_in_stone-en-verb-twaPADi3

Inflected forms

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