"setting" meaning in English

See setting in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈsɛtɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-setting.ogg [US] Forms: setting [singular], settings [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A setting is an option on a machine that can be changed and kept for a long time.
    Sense id: simple-setting-en-noun-A0b3Q65d
  2. A setting is the place, time, and atmosphere in a theatrical work such as a play or opera
    Sense id: simple-setting-en-noun-4mCuaMdC

Verb

IPA: /ˈsɛtɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-setting.ogg [US] Forms: set [canonical], sets [third-person, singular], set [past], set [past, participle], setting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb2|set|sets|set|set|setting}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of set.
    Sense id: simple-setting-en-verb-ifKzBaaR
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          "text": "The setting of \"West Side Story\" is New York in the 1950s."
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