set an example

English

Verb

set an example (third-person singular simple present sets an example, present participle setting an example, simple past and past participle set an example)

1. To behave in a way that other people should. [with for ‘someone’]

Translations

Translations

Chinese: Cantonese: (please verify) 帶好頭 / 带好头 (dai3 hou2 tau4), (please verify) 做好畀人睇 (zou6 hou2 bei2 jan4 tai2) Finnish: näyttää esimerkkiä French: donner l'exemple (fr), montrer l'exemple German: ein Exempel statuieren (de) Polish: świecić przykładem impf, dać przykład pf Swedish: föregå med gott exempel

See also

• make an example of

Further reading

• “set an example”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “set an example”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “set an example”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “set an example for someone” (US) in Macmillan English Dictionary.