set store by

present singular third person sets store by · participle present setting store by · alternative put · alternative keep · alternative by · alternative in · alternative on · alternative great · alternative much

1. idiomaticTo believe that something is very necessary or important; to value highly.

   We live in a society that sets great store by science and technology.

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   [...] we rather wonder whether too much store is set on intellectual as against executive ability as a pre-requisite in the good railway officer.

   1964 May, “News and Comment: Commanding presences”, in Modern Railways, pages 292–293

   Synonyms: lay store by, put store by, put store in, esteem, honor, idolize, lay store by, look up to