"set onto" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: sets onto [present, singular, third-person], setting onto [participle, present], set onto [participle, past], set onto [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|set<,,set> onto}} set onto (third-person singular simple present sets onto, present participle setting onto, simple past and past participle set onto)
  1. Synonym of set on (to attack or to encourage someone, or an animal, to attack someone) Synonyms: set on [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-set_onto-en-verb-8KMb9hO0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "onto"

Download JSONL data for set onto meaning in English (1.1kB)

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