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set out(
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)A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
1. (to arrange)
a. disponer
The staff had set out hors d'oeuvres on the various tables in the hall.Los empleados habían dispuesto entremeses en las diversas mesas en el salón.
b. exponer (for viewing)
The antique dealer set out a bunch of original modernist posters.El anticuario expuso una cantidad de carteles modernistas originales.
2. (to state)
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
3. (to leave)
a. proponerse
At first she set out to be a painter, but Helen found that her passion lay with accounting.En un principio se propuso ser pintora, pero Helen encontró que su pasión estaba en la contabilidad.
b. empezar
We set out to create a positive space for teens to spend time.Empezamos a crear un espacio positivo donde puedan pasar su tiempo los adolescentes.
c. tener la intención
Though the government may not have set out to harm the poor, that was what happened.Aunque el gobierno no haya tenido la intención de hacer daño a los pobres, eso fue lo que pasó.
d. pretender
Despite the extra hours we put in, we couldn't complete the task we set out to do.A pesar de las horas extras que trabajamos, no pudimos completar la tarea que pretendíamos hacer.
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