Study the phrasal verbs. Lead-in.
The man is seeing off his neighbour.
“I’ll see about your dog, don’t worry!” he shouts.
Eric set off/ out early in the morning to arrive in time for the celebrations.
His friends have already arranged to see out the Old Year and see in the New Year.
Carl wants to go on holiday to a tropical island.
So, he sets aside $100 every month as the holiday will set him back $2000.
Ken and Dan are brothers.
They have set up a company.
To be efficient they also set down a code of standards for their employees.
More phrasal verbs with SEE & SET …
| see about | handle sth, organise sth: Let’s see about sending you away on business. |
| see in | look what is inside a place, for example, through a window or an open door: Tim saw in through the open door of the study. |
| celebrate the New Year: Our parents allowed us to see in the New Year with them. | |
| see off | accompany sb to a station to say goodbye: We saw off our parents-in-law at the airport as we wouldn’t see each other for a long time. |
| beat sb in a game easily: Chelsea was seen off by Manchester United 3-1. | |
| see out | last longer than sb lives: These shoes are of such high quality that they will see you out. |
| accompany sb to the door to say goodbye to them: “Mrs. Herring will see you out,” Mr. Smith said. | |
| organize a party to say goodbye to the Old Year: Before seeing in the New Year, we must see out the Old one. | |
| stay in the same place/ position/ job etc. until the end/ it expires: Mike intends to see out his contract and then move to France. | |
| see through | understand what sb/ sth truly is and not be deceived by them: I can see right through you and your genuine intentions! she cried out. |
| carry on doing sth and complete it despite difficulties: She seemed resolute to see through the project. | |
| see to | handle a situation by making arrangements: Mary agreed to see to the wedding preparations. |
| set about | start sth/ doing sth enthusiastically: Ryan set about preparing for the exam when the doorbell rang. |
| set aside | keep a part of sth bigger for a later use: We regularly set aside some money for a bigger house. |
| not consider sth, not take into account: The partners agreed to set aside their disagreements in favour of the future of their company. | |
| set back | hamper the development or progress of sth by creating obstacles: The festival was set back by 3 weeks due to the earthquake. |
| cost sb money: This holiday set them back £10.000. | |
| set down | write sth on a piece of paper so as not to forget it: I’ll set this information down and remind you later. |
| stop a vehicle to let passengers get off: The bus driver set all the passengers down at the corner because of the faulty engine. | |
| introduce rules, standards, etc: The company management set down the new standards borrowed from their competitors. | |
| set off | start a journey: Miley didn’t want to set off so early. |
| make sth explode: They set off fireworks to celebrate Victory Day. | |
| set out | start a journey: The travellers set out at dawn. |
| display sth, exhibit sth so others can see it: The sellers started setting out their goods on the counters. | |
| (~on sth/ to do sth) be determined to do sth to achieve a goal: James was set out to become the CEO of the IT company. | |
| set up | start, organise, or found sth: The two brothers decided to set up a family business. |
| build sth: They set up a skyscraper in the city centre. | |
| (set sb up) create a situation in which one person is believed to have committed a crime, although there are more people involved in it: Two robbers set up their accomplice. |