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What does set back mean?

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

Verb
  1. (transitive) To delay or obstruct.
  2. (transitive) To remove from or allow distance.
  3. (transitive, idiomatic) To cost money, as.
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Anyway, the initial set back apart, the evening was most convivial, beers were consumed, food was ingested and chit was chatted.
Premature implementation will set back the cause of regional reform and development and aggravate political problems.
The town centre partnership is fearful that an amusement arcade will set back the recent regeneration activity.
Unfortunately they do not accept the holiday season as a valid reason to set back the question of adjudication.
The case for affirmative action in Bermuda has likely been set back by years.
The frame house, set back from Highway 29 which slices from south to north right down through the Napa Valley, needed some work.

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