set down, v.tr.1Leagaim (rud) anuas ar, síos ar (rud). I shall set you down at your own door, fágfaidh mé ag do dhoras féin thú, scaoilfead anuas ag do dhoras féin thú. (Of train) To set down passengers at Dundalk, paisinéirí a ligean, a scaoileadh, amach i nDún Dealgan. 2aBreacaim. (tuairisc). To set sth. down in writing, rud a chur i scríbhinn. bCuirim rud síos do (chúis). He set his poverty down to ill health, leag sé a bhochtaineacht ar an drochshláinte. cTo set s.o. down as an actor, a cheapadh gur aisteoir duine.