set back
1. hold back to a later time (Freq. 1)
- let's postpone the exam
• Syn:
postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table,
shelve, defer, remit, put off
• Derivationally related forms:
putoff (for: put off), deferment (for: defer), deferral (for: defer), shelver (for: shelve), prorogation (for: prorogue), postponement (for: postpone), postponer (for: postpone)
• Hypernyms:
delay
• Hyponyms:
call, hold, suspend, probate, reprieve, respite
• Entailment:
cancel, call off, scratch, scrub, reschedule
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
2. slow down the progress of;
hinder (Freq. 1)
- His late start set him back
• Derivationally related forms:
setback
• Hypernyms:
impede, hinder
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
3. cost a certain amount
- My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000
• Syn:
knock back, put back
• Hypernyms:
cost, be
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
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