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Verb: set down  set dawn
  1. Put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
    - write down, get down, put down
     
  2. Reach or come to rest
    "The bird set down on the highest branch";
    - land
     
  3. Put or settle into a position
    "The hotel was set down at the bottom of the valley"
     
  4. Cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
    "set down your bags here";
    - put down, place down
     
  5. Go ashore
    "The passengers set down at Southampton";
    - disembark, debark
     
  6. Remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
    - drop, drop off, put down, unload, discharge

Derived forms: sets down, set down, setting down

Type of: arrive, come, deliver, get, lay, place, pose, position, put, set, write