typeset

UK: /ˈtaɪpsɛt/ US: (tīp′set′)

Inflections of 'typeset' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

typesets

v 3rd person singular

typesetting

v pres p

typeset

v past

typeset

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

type•set  (tīp′set′), v.t., -set, -set•ting, adj. 
v.t. 

1. Printing to set (textual matter) in type.

adj. 

2. Printing (of written, textual matter) set in type.

• back formation from typesetter 1865–70

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typeset / ˈtaɪpˌsɛt/ verb ( -sets, -setting, -set)

1. (transitive) to set (textual matter) in type

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

type•set•ter /ˈtaɪpˌsɛtɚ/   n. [countable]

1. one who sets type, as on a machine.
2. Printing a typesetting machine.

type•set, v. [~ + object] , -set, -set•ting. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

type•set•ter  (tīp′set′ər), n. 

1. a person who sets or composes type;
   compositor.
2. Printing a typesetting machine.

• type + setter 1825–35