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Definition 2024

set_in_motion

set in motion

English

Verb

set in motion

(idiomatic) to trigger movement, to get going

Synonyms

put in motion

Translations

to trigger movement, to get going

Arabic:
Chinese:
Mandarin: 掀動 (zh), 掀动 (zh) ‎(xiāndòng)
Finnish: laittaa liikkeelle, laittaa liikkeeseen
German: in Bewegung setzen

Ido: movar (io)
Latin: commoveō
Maori: whakawaha
Russian: приводи́ть в де́йствие ‎(privodítʹ v déjstvije)
Spanish: poner en marcha