setting

setting
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noun
1 place where sth happens
ADJECTIVE
natural

wild animals in their natural setting

attractive (esp. BrE), beautiful, ideal, idyllic, lovely (esp. BrE), magnificent (esp. BrE), perfect, picturesque
dramatic
peaceful, tranquil
intimate, romantic
formal, informal
appropriate
rural, urban
outdoor
contemporary

biblical stories in a contemporary setting

public, social, work

The French Club offers the chance to improve your language skills in a social setting.

In a work setting, more formal language would be used.

clinical, experimental, hospital, institutional, laboratory, etc.
academic, classroom, educational, school
cultural, historical
domestic, family

elderly people living in a domestic setting

unfamiliar, unlikely

The hospital is an unlikely setting for an art auction.

VERB + SETTING
create, make, provide

The park provides the perfect setting for the play.

PREPOSITION
in a/the … setting

a hotel in a beautiful mountain setting

setting for

the perfect setting for a picnic

setting in

The site creates a dramatic setting for the new building.

a dramatic setting in Cornwall

setting of

the urban setting of Manhattan

2 of controls
ADJECTIVE
high, low, medium
default, standard
adjustable
network, security (both computing)
difficulty (= in computer games)

The game has multiple difficulty settings.

VERB + SETTING
adjust, alter, change, modify, tweak
increase, reduce
choose
save (computing)
PREPOSITION
at a/the setting

The oven should be at a high setting.

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adj.
Setting is used with these nouns: ↑sun

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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