Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb set_in

3 senses of set in

Sense 1
set in, kick in -- (enter a particular state; "Laziness set in"; "After a few moments, the effects of the drug kicked in")
       => begin, start -- (have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000")

Sense 2
set in -- (blow toward the shore; "That gale could set in on us with the next high tide")
       => blow -- (be blowing or storming; "The wind blew from the West")

Sense 3
set in -- (become established; "winter has set in")