set off

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• 22. marts 2016 fra wordnet.princeton.edu

  set off — udsagnsord — engelsk

  put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

• 22. marts 2016 fra wordnet.princeton.edu

  set off — udsagnsord — engelsk

  leave; "The family took off for Florida"

• 22. marts 2016 fra wordnet.princeton.edu

  set off — udsagnsord — engelsk

  direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; "This dress accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by brackets"

• 22. marts 2016 fra wordnet.princeton.edu

  set off — udsagnsord — engelsk

  cause to burst with a violent release of energy; "We exploded the nuclear bomb"

• 22. marts 2016 fra wordnet.princeton.edu

  set off — udsagnsord — engelsk

  make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"

• 22. marts 2016 fra wordnet.princeton.edu

  set off — udsagnsord — engelsk

  set in motion or cause to begin; "The guide set the tour off to a good start"

• 22. marts 2016 fra wordnet.princeton.edu

  set off — udsagnsord — engelsk

  provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"