set aside
Keep for later
Set aside means to reserve something for later use or a particular purpose: Set aside some money for emergencies, I've set aside time this afternoon to review your proposal.
It also means to disregard or temporarily ignore: Setting aside our differences, we managed to cooperate.
In legal contexts, to set aside a verdict or ruling is to nullify or overturn it.
- earmarkDesignate for specific purpose
- saveProtect from loss
- stashHidden reserve
- squirrel awayStore secretly for later
- salt awaySave for later use
postpone · put on hold · reserve · revoke · annul · shelve · nullify · strike down · suspend · put away · rescind · sequester · defer · vacatur · allocate · table · quash · stockpile
- gathering verbsgather, collect, accumulate, amass, compile
- cancelcancel, annul, nullify, invalidate, revoke
- dismissdismiss, brush off, wave away, wave off, shrug off
- storedstored, warehoused, stashed, stowed, kept
- dismissingbrush off, wave off, shrug off, blow off, dismiss
- stashstash, hoard, stockpile, cache, store
preservation vs. disposal
set asidethrow away
Remove as unwanted
discard · dispose of · get rid of · toss out · jettison
set, setting, aside, sets, onset, unsettling, reset, beset, outset