"setting the table" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} setting the table
  1. present participle and gerund of set the table Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: set the table
    Sense id: en-setting_the_table-en-verb-zJzDYfxz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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