Set off for In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "set off for", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jimmy Hung calendar 2022-04-14 05:04

Meaning of Set off for (redirected from set out (for some place) )

Synonyms:

depart for (some place)

Set out (for some place) phrasal verb informal

To depart for.

We'll set out for Chicago tomorrow morning.

Last Friday, we set out for Osaka by train.

Next month, we are setting out for Hawaii.

Other phrases about:

set off (for some place)

To leave a place, especially to start a journey

get out while the getting is good

To leave at a favorable moment

see the world

Travel extensively and acquire a diverse range of experiences 

haul ass (out of something or some place)

1. To move or depart from some place in a very quick or hurried manner

2. To leave something or some place very lazily or reluctantly

be off like a prom dress (in May)

To depart quickly and suddenly

Grammar and Usage of Set out (for some place)

Verb Forms

  • set out (for some place)
  • to set out (for some place)
  • sets out (for some place)
  • setting out (for some place)

The verb "set" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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