English

Detailed Synonyms for set in motion in English

set in motion:

to set in motion verb (sets in motion, set in motion, setting in motion)

  1. to set in motion
    to begin; to commence; to start; to take off; to undertake; to take on; to set up; to set in motion; to start to; to strike up
    • begin verb (begins, beginning)
    • commence verb (commences, commenced, commencing)
    • start verb (starts, started, starting)
    • take off verb (takes off, took off, taking off)
    • undertake verb (undertakes, undertook, undertaking)
    • take on verb (takes on, took on, taking on)
    • set up verb (sets up, set up, setting up)
    • set in motion verb (sets in motion, set in motion, setting in motion)
    • start to verb (starts to, started to, starting to)
    • strike up verb (strikes up, struck up, striking up)
  2. to set in motion
    to move; to budge; put in motion; to set in motion; to get going
  3. to set in motion
    – get going; give impetus to 1
    to launch; to set in motion
    – get going; give impetus to 1
    • launch verb (launches, launched, launching)
      • launch a career1
    • set in motion verb (sets in motion, set in motion, setting in motion)
      • Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process1

Conjugations for set in motion:

present
  1. set in motion
  2. set in motion
  3. sets in motion
  4. set in motion
  5. set in motion
  6. set in motion
simple past
  1. set in motion
  2. set in motion
  3. set in motion
  4. set in motion
  5. set in motion
  6. set in motion
present perfect
  1. have set in motion
  2. have set in motion
  3. has set in motion
  4. have set in motion
  5. have set in motion
  6. have set in motion
past continuous
  1. was setting in motion
  2. were setting in motion
  3. was setting in motion
  4. were setting in motion
  5. were setting in motion
  6. were setting in motion
future
  1. shall set in motion
  2. will set in motion
  3. will set in motion
  4. shall set in motion
  5. will set in motion
  6. will set in motion
continuous present
  1. am setting in motion
  2. are setting in motion
  3. is setting in motion
  4. are setting in motion
  5. are setting in motion
  6. are setting in motion
subjunctive
  1. be set in motion
  2. be set in motion
  3. be set in motion
  4. be set in motion
  5. be set in motion
  6. be set in motion
diverse
  1. set in motion!
  2. let's set in motion!
  3. set in motion
  4. setting in motion
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Alternate Synonyms for "set in motion":


Related Definitions for "set in motion":

  1. get going; give impetus to1
    • Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process1

Related Synonyms for set in motion