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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.

   Synonyms: lay store by, put store by, put store in; see also Thesaurus:revere

   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.