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Set forth

To state; describe; give an account of.

📖 Definitions of "Set forth"

verb
  1. 1

    To state; describe; give an account of.

    "Where any judge falls under any of the challengeable grounds set forth in section 13, the judge may state the grounds to the Court and remove himself from the case concerned."

  2. 2

    To present for consideration; to propose.

  3. 3

    To begin a journey or expedition.

    "Columbus set forth with three small ships."

  4. 4

    To start.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Set forth"

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WordDefinition
set outverb(intransitive) To start an activity with the intention of finishing it.
expositverbto expound
startverbThe beginning of an activity.
partnounA portion; a component.
take offverb(intransitive) To leave the ground and ascend into the air or into flight.
set offverb(idiomatic, intransitive) To leave; to set out; to begin a journey or trip.
start outverbTo begin.
departverb(intransitive) To leave.
leaveverb(transitive) To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.
representverb(transitive) To stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of
specifyverb(transitive) To state explicitly, or in detail, or as a condition.
describeverb(transitive) To represent in words.
forthsetverb(transitive, puristic) To set forth; present to view; display.
expoundverb(transitive) To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length.
articulateClear; effective.
proposeverb(transitive) To suggest a plan, course of action, etc.
narrateverb(transitive) To relate (a story or series of events) in speech or writing.
bewritenoun(transitive) To write about; describe.
accountnoun(accounting) A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review.
descriveverb(obsolete) To describe.

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