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Minhuoc Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
set in
Please help me explain "set in" in the sentence:
"The rain seems to have set in for the evening."
Thanks.
"The rain seems to have set in for the evening."
Thanks.
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"To set in" is another way of saying "To settle in"; the rain has settled in for the evening, meaning that it will continue until daybreak at the very least.
- "To set in" is another way of saying "To settle in"; the rain has settled in for the evening, meaning that it will continue until daybreak at the very least.
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"To set in" is another way of saying "To settle in"; the rain has settled in for the evening, meaning that it will continue until daybreak at the very least.
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"set in" means "established itself", "begun".
"set in" is common for meteorological and climatic phenomena. It describes the beginning of some (often unpleasant) state of affairs that is going to last for some time.
"Winter sets in early in Moscow."
CJ
"set in" is common for meteorological and climatic phenomena. It describes the beginning of some (often unpleasant) state of affairs that is going to last for some time.
"Winter sets in early in Moscow."
CJ
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