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set above

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set someone or something above someone or something

 

1. to place someone or something in a physical location higher than someone or something. Timmy's dad set him above the others so he could see better. I set the trophy above the television on a little shelf.

2. to regard someone or something as better than someone or something else. Fred set his wife and children above everyone else. Gene set his job above his family.

See also: above, set