set store by

English

Verb

set store by (third-person singular simple present sets store by, present participle setting store by, simple past and past participle set store by)

1. (idiomatic) 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.

   • 1964 May, “News and Comment: Commanding presences”, in Modern Railways, pages 292–293:

     [...] we rather wonder whether too much store is set on intellectual as against executive ability as a pre-requisite in the good railway officer.

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.

Synonyms

• lay store by
• put store by
• put store in

Translations

believe that something is very necessary

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 重視／重视 (zh) (zhòngshì)

• Finnish: pitää tärkeänä
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can