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# How to pronounce "sets down" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/sɛtsdɒwn/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **set·sdown**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (9 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "sets down" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "his that finds it exit I left no ring with and consequently sets down the matter how as a sad face a reverend Carriage a"
- **Watch at 90:43**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOB1nUl-a9k&t=5443s)

### Example 2
> "And so Taylor for some reason sets down his helmet and his pads there at the doorstep, turns around, walks back, and sits down next to Mario."
- **Watch at 22:15**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G-E1FwX99s&t=1335s)

### Example 3
*Accent: US*
> "I notice each time one of them sets down a glass on the table."
- **Watch at 8:05**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bylg_pgZmaU&t=485s)

### Example 4
> "When it came to happiness, they each phrased it slightly differently, but they all asked for the same specific subtype of happiness, too -- the kind of happiness that sinks in and sets down roots in your soul; the kind of happiness that could sustain us, even if we were to lose absolutely everything else."
- **Watch at 11:24**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgmiPXAwiLg&t=684s)

### Example 5
*Accent: US*
> "um Krishna shinoy being another um major Pioneer in this area and many others right and just really highlighting the fact that basic research where a exploration of neural tissue is carried out at the level of anatomy and physiology really sets down the pavement on the runway to do the sorts of big clinical uh Expeditions that you all at"
- **Watch at 59:45**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZGItIAUQmI&t=3585s)

### Example 6
*Accent: US*
> "and that they are in League with the Sudan of Aiden Bishop jordanis in his description of the world accordingly sets down"
- **Watch at 73:35**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02dKUQSDcQA&t=4415s)

### Example 7
*Accent: US*
> "the ink bottle, replied Samson. He tells all and sets down everything, even to the capers that worthy Sonichcho cut in the blanket. I cut no capers in the"
- **Watch at 69:25**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtn2tv8L57k&t=4165s)

### Example 8
> "And the reason those algorithms are used, you'll know, is to reduce complicated data sets down to simpler features."
- **Watch at 26:25**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMUEuMV112E&t=1585s)

### Example 9
*Accent: US*
> "tinctured with the thought of failure. Other people catch his spirit, and fail to trust him or his ability, which occurrences he in turn sets down as but other exhibitions of"
- **Watch at 130:21**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjN49-ViudQ&t=7821s)


## How to Pronounce "sets down"

- **Syllables**: set · sdown
- **IPA**: `/sɛtsdɒwn/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[sets](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/sets), [down](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/down)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “sets down”?
“sets down” is pronounced /sɛtsdɒwn/ (set · sdown). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “sets down”?
“sets down” has 2 syllables: set · sdown.

### How can I hear “sets down” used in real sentences?
This page has 9 real-world video examples of “sets down” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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