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The food was good but the service was very slow.

[ count, noncount ] help or work that you do for

someone

She left the company after ten years of service.

[ count ] the time when someone looks at a car or machine to see that it is working well

She takes her car to the garage for a service every six months.

the services [ plural ] the army, navy, and air force

6 [ count ] ( RELIGION ) a meeting in a church with prayers and singing

We went to the evening service.

serv • ice sta • tion / ' sarvas |steifn / noun

[ count ]

a place where you can buy fuel and other things for your car —SYNONYM gas station

ses • sion / ' sejn/ noun [ count ]

a period of time spent doing a particular activity The first computer training session is at nine o'clock.

set 1 © / set / verb ( sets, set ting, set, has set)

to put something somewhere Dad set the plate in front of me.

( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ) to put the action of a play, book, or movie in a particular time and place

The movie is set in Chicago in the 1920s.

to make something happen

They set the school on fire (= made it start to burn ) .

to make something ready to use, or to make something start working

I set my alarm clock for seven o'clock. I set the machine to record my favorite TV program.

to decide what something will be; to fix something Let's set a date for the meeting.

to become hard or solid Wait for the cement to set.

When the sun sets , it goes down from the sky.

—ANTONYM rise

set off ; set out to start a trip We set off for the beach at two o'clock. set the table

to put knives, forks, plates, and other things on the table before you eat

set something up to start something The company was set up in 2001.

set 2 © / set / noun [ cou nt ]

a group of things of the same kind, or a group of things that you use together

a set of six glasses ♦ a tool set

a piece of equipment for receiving electronic signals a TV set

a place where actors perform a play or part of a movie or TV program

Everyone needs to be on the set in five minutes, please.

( SPORTS ) a group of games that form part of a match in tennis or volleyball

He won in straight sets (= without losing a set ) .

set•back / ' setbrek / noun [ count ]

a problem that stops you from making progress

The team suffered a major setback when their best player

was injured.

set • ting / ' setig / noun [ count ]

the place where something is or where something happens

The house is in a beautiful setting on top of a hill.

one of the positions of the controls of a machine What setting should the oven be on?

Set .tie © / 'setl/ verb ( set - tles , set - tling , set tled )

1 to decide something after talking with someone; to end a

discussion or an argument

That's settled then, we'll go on Monday.

Have you settled your argument with Ray?

to go to live in a new place and stay there

The family left Minnesota and finally settled in Iowa.

to come down and rest somewhere The bird settled on a branch.

to pay something

Have you settled your bill ?

settle down

1 to sit down or lie down so that you are comfortable

settled down in front of the television.

to become calm and quiet

The children settled down and went to sleep.

to begin to have a calm life in one place

When are you going to get married and settle down? settle in to start to feel happy in a new place We only moved to this apartment last week, and we haven't settled in yet.

set • tle • ment / ' setlmant / noun [ count ]