mettre de côté

/mɛtʁ də ko.te/

verb A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
met de côté
past
a mis de côté
perfect
mis de côté

Meaning

  1. to set aside, to save

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

mettre à part

"mettre à part" and "mettre de côté" are close synonyms for "to set aside," largely interchangeable.

Practice

1 What does mettre de côté mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle met de ___ un peu d'argent chaque mois.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mettre de côté?

verb

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