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What does set out mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word set out? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To explain something, or give exact details, usually in writing.
  2. To go out, leave.
  3. To start an activity with the intention of finishing it.
  4. To position, to put in a position
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I set out bulbs like daffodils and camas, which have naturalized with gusto.
For the reasons set out in the judgment which is handed down we allow this appeal and quash the conviction.
Those principles seem to me to accord entirely with the approach of the common law set out above.
That letter set out at some length Mr Carroll's concerns about a number of subjects.
John quickly removed his clothing and started putting on the apparel set out for him.
More students are completing their courses and are gaining qualifications that they set out to achieve, the latest figures say.

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