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"text": "Coordinate term: hold back"
},
{
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"(transitive) To delay or obstruct."
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"To reverse, go backwards."
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},
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},
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"text": "Having the mindset that you \"can't\" reach your goals is only going to set you back.",
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"(transitive) To delay or obstruct."
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"(transitive) To install or position behind a boundary or surface, or in a recess."
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{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "delay",
"word": "cuir chun deiridh"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zaderživatʹ",
"sense": "delay",
"word": "задерживать"
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"sense": "delay",
"word": "fördröja"
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{
"code": "sv",
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"sense": "delay",
"word": "försena"
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"roman": "otstavljatʹ",
"sense": "remove from",
"word": "отставлять"
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"sense": "cost",
"word": "花费"
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{
"code": "fr",
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"sense": "cost",
"word": "coûter"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "cost",
"word": "kerül"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "stoitʹ",
"sense": "cost",
"word": "стоить"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vyxoditʹ",
"sense": "cost",
"word": "выходить"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "cost",
"word": "kosta"
}
],
"word": "set back"
}
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