set in

What does set in mean?

set in means "enter a particular state". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for set in?

Close synonyms include kick in. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is set in a common word?

set in is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for set in come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.