set something aside

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

set sth aside phrasal verb before or after object [ setting sth aside sets sth aside ]
 
PURPOSE

1. <A > to save something, usually money or time, for a special purpose
• He had some money in an account that he'd set aside for his kids.
• + to infinitive I set aside half an hour every evening to hear Erik read.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Keeping and storing things
 
• I set aside some of the soup for Jim to have later.
• We set aside a few dollars a month to buy furniture.
• Could you set aside half an hour this afternoon to talk about Emma?
 
LEGAL DECISION
2. If a judge or court sets aside a previous decision or judgment, they state that it does not now have any legal effect, usually because they consider it to have been wrong
• The Court of Appeal set aside his conviction.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Judges and juries
 
IGNORE
3. to decide that you will not be influenced by your own feelings or opinions because they are not important at a particular time
• In times of war people tend to set aside political differences.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Neglecting and ignoring ↑Not paying attention ↑Treating as unimportant
4. to ignore or not think about a particular fact or situation while considering a matter
• Setting aside the question of cost, what do you think of the idea in principle?
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Neglecting and ignoring ↑Not paying attention ↑Treating as unimportant
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