📒 an environment where something is located; the place at which something happens
- a rural/an ideal/a beautiful/an idyllic setting
- setting for something It was the perfect setting for a wonderful Christmas.
- in a setting The exhibition shows how bees can live happily in an urban setting.
📒 the place and time at which the action of a play, novel, etc. takes place
- short stories with a contemporary setting
- New York City is the setting of his new novel.
- setting for something London has been used as the setting for many films.
📒 a position at which the controls on a machine can be set, to set the speed, height, temperature, etc.
- There are three speed settings: high, medium, and low.
- at a setting The performance of the engine was tested at different settings.
- The oven should be at a high setting.
📒 the place on a computer or other electronic device where you can choose the way that it works or looks; the particular choices that you make
- To change the size of the font, go to Settings.
- It's easy to change the settings on your device.
- All tests were run at default settings.
📒 music written to go with a poem, etc.
- Schubert’s setting of a poem by Goethe
📒 a piece of metal in which a precious stone is fixed to form a piece of jewellery
- a ruby in a heavy gold setting
📒 a complete set of equipment for eating with (knife, fork, spoon, glass, etc.) for one person, arranged on a table