Pronunciation change

Noun change

Singular
setting

Plural
settings

Setting is on the Academic Vocabulary List.
  1. (countable) A setting is an option on a machine that can be changed and kept for a long time.
  2. A setting is the place, time, and atmosphere in a theatrical work such as a play or opera
    The setting of "West Side Story" is New York in the 1950s.
    The director decided the setting for his production of "Hamlet" would be a dark old castle during the Middle Ages.

Verb change

Plain form
set

Third-person singular
sets

Past tense
set

Past participle
set

Present participle
setting

  1. The present participle of set.