set aside

To keep money, time, or something else for a particular use.

• Set aside some money each month.
• We set two hours aside for the meeting.
• Have you set aside a room for visitors?

How to use it: set aside something for something (I set aside some money for repairs.)

Similar words: reserve, save

Common phrases: set aside money, set aside time, set aside something

To stop considering something so you can focus on something else.

• We must set aside our differences.
• She set aside her doubts and joined the team.
• Can you set your personal feelings aside?

How to use it: set aside something / set something aside (They set their differences aside to finish the project.)

Similar words: put aside, disregard

Common phrases: set aside differences, set aside concerns, set aside something

To officially decide that a legal decision or agreement no longer has legal effect.

• The judge set aside the order.
• Her conviction was set aside on appeal.
• The court may set this agreement aside.

How to use it: set aside something / set something aside (The court set the conviction aside.)

Similar words: annul, invalidate, quash

Opposites: uphold

Common phrases: set aside judgments, set aside convictions, set aside orders

To reject a proposal, argument, or decision instead of accepting it.

• The council set aside the proposal.
• She set aside his argument as unconvincing.
• The board set the earlier decision aside after hearing new evidence.

How to use it: set aside something / set something aside (The committee set the recommendation aside.)

Similar words: reject, overturn

Opposites: accept

Common phrases: set aside arguments, set aside recommendations, set aside something