"set after" meaning in English

See set after in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: sets after [present, singular, third-person], setting after [participle, present], set after [participle, past], set after [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|set<,,set> after}} set after (third-person singular simple present sets after, present participle setting after, simple past and past participle set after)
  1. To begin a chase or hunt for (someone or something). Translations (begin a chase or hunt): पीछे पड़ना (pīche paṛnā) (Hindi), पीछे पड़ जाना (pīche paṛ jānā) (Hindi), sätta efter (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-set_after-en-verb-dnXlIBjI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (after)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for set after meaning in English (1.3kB)

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