set aside

取っておく、確保する

特定の用途のため、お金や時間などを確保しておくこと。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： set aside something for something (I set aside some money for repairs.)

類義語： reserve, save

よく使う表現： set aside money, set aside time, set aside something

脇に置く、考慮しない

別のことに集中するため、あることを考慮するのをいったんやめること。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： set aside something / set something aside (They set their differences aside to finish the project.)

類義語： put aside, disregard

よく使う表現： set aside differences, set aside concerns, set aside something

取り消す、無効にする

判決や合意の法的な効力を正式になくすこと。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： set aside something / set something aside (The court set the conviction aside.)

類義語： annul, invalidate, quash

反対語： uphold

よく使う表現： set aside judgments, set aside convictions, set aside orders

退ける、却下する

提案や主張、決定を受け入れず、退けること。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： set aside something / set something aside (The committee set the recommendation aside.)

類義語： reject, overturn

反対語： accept

よく使う表現： set aside arguments, set aside recommendations, set aside something