set in stone

English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

set in stone

1. (idiomatic) Permanent; certain; firm.

   Synonyms: carved in stone, written in stone

   The decision won't be set in stone until we release the documents.

Translations

permanent

Catalan: dat i beneït Chinese: Mandarin: 一成不變／一成不变 (zh) (yīchéngbùbiàn) Dutch: in steen gebeiteld Estonian: kivisse raiutud Finnish: kiveen kirjoitettu French: gravé dans le marbre (fr) German: in Stein gemeißelt Hungarian: kőbe vésve Romanian: bătut în cuie Swedish: skrivet i stenet Urdu: پتھر میں لکیر ... (patthar mē̃ lakīr ...)

Verb

set in stone (third-person singular simple present sets in stone, present participle setting in stone, simple past and past participle set in stone)

1. (transitive, idiomatic) To render something permanent, certain, or firm.

   The plan looks good, but don't set it in stone until we have discussed it a bit more.

Translations

to make permanent

Chinese: Mandarin: 一成不变 (zh) (yīchéngbùbiàn) Dutch: in steen beitelen French: graver dans le marbre (fr) Hungarian: kőbe vés Japanese: 固定する (ja) (こていする), 石に置く (いしにおく), 石に設定する (いしにせってする) Romanian: bate în cuie Russian: увековечить в камне (uvekovečitʹ v kamne)