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From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  set off
       v 1: put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate
            the circuits" [syn: trip, actuate, trigger, activate,
             spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off]
       2: leave; "The family took off for Florida" [syn: depart, part,
           start, start out, set forth, set out, take off]
       3: direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; "This dress
          accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by
          brackets" [syn: bring out]
       4: cause to explode; "We exploded the nuclear bomb" [syn: explode,
           detonate, blow up]
       5: make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior
          strength" [syn: cancel, offset]
       6: set in motion or cause to begin; "The guide set the tour off
          to a good start"
       7: provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest
          among the people" [syn: incite, instigate, stir up]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  set off
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 ενεργοποιώ
     2 κινώ, ξεκινώ για να πάω κάπου

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  set off
     vb.
     1 (lb en idiomatic intransitive) To leave; to begin a journey or
  trip.
     2 (lb en idiomatic transitive) To begin; to cause; to initiate.
     3 (lb en idiomatic transitive) To cause to explode, let off.
     4 (lb en idiomatic transitive) To put into an angry mood; to start (a
  person) ranting or sulking, etc.
     5 (lb en idiomatic transitive) To enhance by emphasize differences.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  set off
     vb.
     1 (lb en idiomatic intransitive) To leave; to begin a journey or
  trip.
     2 (lb en idiomatic transitive) To begin; to cause; to initiate.
     3 (lb en idiomatic transitive) To cause to explode, let off.
     4 (lb en idiomatic transitive) To put into an angry mood; to start (a
  person) ranting or sulking, etc.
     5 (lb en idiomatic transitive) To enhance by emphasize differences.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  set off
     vb.
     1 (lb en idiomatic intransitive) To leave; to begin a journey or
  trip.
     2 (lb en idiomatic transitive) To begin; to cause; to initiate.
     3 (lb en idiomatic transitive) To cause to explode, let off.
     4 (lb en idiomatic transitive) To put into an angry mood; to start (a
  person) ranting or sulking, etc.
     5 (lb en idiomatic transitive) To enhance by emphasize differences.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  set off
     vb.
     1 (lb en idiomatic intransitive) To leave; to begin a journey or
  trip.
     2 (lb en idiomatic transitive) To begin; to cause; to initiate.
     3 (lb en idiomatic transitive) To cause to explode, let off.
     4 (lb en idiomatic transitive) To put into an angry mood; to start (a
  person) ranting or sulking, etc.
     5 (lb en idiomatic transitive) To enhance by emphasize differences.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  set off
     Englanti vb.
     1 lähteä matkaan
     2 saada aikaan, aiheuttaa, synnyttää
     3 räjäyttää
     4 suututtaa
     5 tasoittaa, kompensoida