set store by
English
Verb
set
store
by
To believe that something is very
necessary
or
important
; to
value
highly.
We live in a society that
sets
great
store by
science and technology.
Alternative forms
There are many variations, using various head verbs such as
put
,
keep
, etc. and final preposition
by
,
in
,
on
, and often inserting
great
or
much
before
store
.
I
put great store in
his natural abilities.
Translations
believe that something is very necessary
Chinese:
Mandarin:
重視
(zh)
,
重视
(zh)
(
zhòngshì
)
Finnish:
pitää
tärkeänä
Spanish:
please add this translation if you can
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