Give
Give verb - To occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention.
Usage example: totally gave himself to his studies in the hopes of winning a scholarship for next year
Set
Set verb - To cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old give | old set |
| good | good give | good set |
| nice | nice give | nice set |
| long | long give | long set |
| Other adjectives: similar, short, right, complex, initial, simple, powerful, big, huge, dark, main, famous. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In Titan Quest you can find certain items that, just like in Diablo, can form a set and give you bonuses if you wear more and more of them.
Source: Set Bonus -
Kids Are Cruel: In the Oompa-Loompa song about Mike Teavee, they note that should you take away the TV set and give the kids books to read, you'll have to put up with their abuse for a while — such as "hitting you with sticks" — before they come around to reading.
- Many games set in the Pacific theatre give Japanese soldiers German weapons instead.
Source: Selective Historical Armoury
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