set down

置く、下ろす

物を台などに置くこと。また、乗客を降ろすために車を止めること。

やさしい英語で： To put something on a surface, or stop a vehicle to let passengers get out.

• Set the box down here.
• She gently set down the sleeping baby.
• The bus sets passengers down outside the hospital.

使い方： set something down on something (She set the tray down on the table.); set someone down at a place (The coach set us down at the station.)

類義語： put down, place, drop off

反対語： pick up

よく使う表現： set down a bag, set down passengers, set something down

書き留める、記録する

後で読んだり思い出したりできるよう、書いて残すこと。

やさしい英語で： To write something so that it can be read or remembered later.

• Set down your ideas.
• He set down what he remembered of the journey.
• Have you set your plans down on paper?

使い方： set something down (She set her memories down in a notebook.); set down something in writing (Please set down your concerns in writing.)

類義語： write down, record, put down

よく使う表現： set down thoughts, set down an account, set something down

定める、規定する

人が従うべき規則や条件を決めて示すこと。

やさしい英語で： To decide and state rules or conditions that people must follow.

• The school set down clear rules.
• These conditions were set down when the agreement was signed.
• Who set down the standards we have to follow?

使い方： set down something (The contract sets down each worker's duties.); set down that + clause (The rules set down that all entries must arrive by Friday.)

類義語： lay down, establish, stipulate

よく使う表現： set down rules, set down conditions, set down requirements

着陸する、着陸させる

飛行を終えて、航空機を地面や水面に着地させること。

やさしい英語で： To bring an aircraft onto the ground or water at the end of a flight.

• The helicopter set down safely.
• The pilot set down on a quiet stretch of water.
• Could you set the plane down in that field?

使い方： set down on/in/at a place (The pilot set down in a nearby field.); set an aircraft down (She set the helicopter down beside the road.)

類義語： land, touch down

反対語： take off

よく使う表現： set down safely, set down on water, set down the helicopter

みなす、決めつける

相手がどのような人か判断すること。

やさしい英語で： To decide that someone is a particular kind of person.

• I set him down as a liar.
• She had set the visitor down as someone unimportant.
• They set me down as foolish before hearing my explanation.

使い方： set someone down as something (She set him down as a fool after their first meeting.)

類義語： judge, regard, take for

よく使う表現： set someone down, set down as foolish