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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  set on
       v : attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger
           assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
           [syn: assail, assault, attack]

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

  set on
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 (''συνήθως στην παθητική φωνή'') ρίχνω, επιτίθεμαι σε κάποιον
  ξαφνικά
     2 ρίχνω πάνω, κάνω έναν άνθρωπο ή ένα ζώο να επιτεθεί σε κάποιον
  ξαφνικά

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

  set on
     vb.
     1 To attack.
     2 To encourage someone, or an animal, to attack someone.
     3 To be determined to do or achieve something.

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

  set on
     vb.
     1 To attack.
     2 To encourage someone, or an animal, to attack someone.
     3 To be determined to do or achieve something.

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

  set on
     vb.
     1 To attack.
     2 To encourage someone, or an animal, to attack someone.
     3 To be determined to do or achieve something.

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

  set on
     vb.
     1 To attack.
     2 To encourage someone, or an animal, to attack someone.
     3 To be determined to do or achieve something.

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

  set on
     Englanti vb.
     1 käydä kimppuun, käydä päälle, hyökätä
     2 (yhteys BrE k=en) usuttaa kimppuun t. perään

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  set on /sˈɛt ˈɒn/ 
  napadnout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  set on /sˈɛt ˈɒn/ 
  zaútočit

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  set on /sˈɛt ˈɒn/ 
  hysian 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  set on /sˈɛt ˈɒn/
  angesetzt, gehetzt
     Synonyms: sicced on, sicked on
  
   see: set sb. on sb., sic sb. on sb., seting on, siccing on, sicking on, set/sic the dog on sb., He set/sicced his lawyers on us.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  set on /sˈɛt ˈɒn/
  etw. vorantreiben 
     Synonyms: press ahead with, push on sth.
  
   see: pressing ahead with, setting on, pushing on, pressed ahead with, set on, pushed on
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  set on /sˈɛt ˈɒn/
  vorangetrieben
     Synonyms: pressed ahead with, pushed on
  
   see: press ahead with, set on, push on sth., pressing ahead with, setting on, pushing on
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  118 Moby Thesaurus words for "set on":
     abet, aching for, aggravate, agitate, alienate, ambush, arouse,
     assail, assault, attack, bed on, bent on, blitz, blow the coals,
     bottom on, build on, bushwhack, come at, come between,
     come down on, crack down on, crazy to, dead set on, decided upon,
     descend on, descend upon, desirous of, determined upon, disaffect,
     disunite, divide, dying for, dying to, estrange, excite, fain of,
     fall on, fall upon, fan, fan the flame, feed the fire, ferment,
     fire, fixed upon, foment, fond of, found on, gang up on, go at,
     go for, ground on, harry, have at, heat, heat up, hell-bent on,
     hit, hit like lightning, impassion, incense, incite,
     inclined toward, inflame, instigate, intent upon, irritate,
     itching for, jump, keen on, land on, lay at, lay hands on,
     lay into, leaning toward, light into, light the fuse, mad on,
     make trouble, mug, nettle, partial to, pique, pit against,
     pitch into, pounce upon, pound, provoke, put up to, raise, rally,
     resolved upon, sail into, separate, set, set against, set at odds,
     set at variance, set upon, settled upon, sic on, sot on,
     sow dissension, spoiling for, stir the embers, stir up,
     stir up trouble, strike, surprise, swoop down on,
     take the offensive, tickle, undergird, underlie, wade into, whet,
     whip up, wild to, work up
  
  

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     攻击,袭击;唆使,怂恿

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