set-aside adjective 3noun 2/sɛt.əˈsaɪd/ verb 4forms 2 adjective3 •assigned for some purpose.The set-aside cake has been stored in refrigeration. The set date for the exhibition is Monday. •reserved or booked in advance •taken out of agricultural production noun2 •Something (especially money) that is set aside for a specific purpose. •land that has been taken out of agricultural production to reduce crop surpluses set aside /sɛt.əˈsaɪd/ verb4 •To separate and reserve something for a specific purpose.Plan to set aside three or four hours to see the museum. •To disagree with something and reject or overturn it. •To declare something invalid or null and void.As is well-known, pikuaḥ nefesh [saving a life], sets aside all the commandments in the Torah except for idol worship, forbidden sexual relationships and murder. — 2024 •To leave out of account; to omit or neglect.[…] therefore setting aside all other considerations, I will endeavour to know the truth, and yield to that. — 1663 formssetting aside · sets aside