What is the meaning of set in?

verb

  • Enter a particular state.
    • usage: "Laziness set in"; "After a few moments, the effects of the drug kicked in"
  • Blow toward the shore.
    • usage: "That gale could set in on us with the next high tide"
  • Become established.
    • usage: "winter has set in"
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