Meanings
verbset aback (third-person singular simple present sets aback, present participle setting aback, simple past and past participle set aback)
present singular third person sets aback · participle present setting aback
Origin
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APA
set aback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set%20aback
MLA
“set aback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set%20aback. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “set aback,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set%20aback.
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