set the table

Frequency: 8.5160.1 per million words

To arrange plates, cutlery, and glasses on a table for a meal.

tableVERB + TABLE

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Examples (10)

  • Please set the table for six.
  • Every evening, she sets the table before dinner.
  • Could you please set the table for our guests?
  • He had already set the table by the time I arrived.
  • Don't forget to set the table before mom gets home.
  • The children are learning to set the table properly.
  • If you set the table now, we can eat as soon as the food is ready.
  • We need to set a beautiful table for the holiday feast.
  • The table was carefully set with fine china and silverware.
  • It's your turn to set the table tonight.