give up set aside put aside
Hi, there

I would like to know which verb to use here:

"Give up a little bit of your time to help others"
"Set aside a little bit of your time to help others"
"Put aside a little bit of your time to help others"

Thank you

Question

give up set aside put aside
Hi, there

I would like to know which verb to use here:

"Give up a little bit of your time to help others"
"Set aside a little bit of your time to help others"
"Put aside a little bit of your time to help others"

Thank you

Answer

All of the above work perfectly well, it's really more a choice which you think would work better for the situation you are applying them to. However as a native speaker I would be more inclined to use either "put aside" or "set aside."

Hopefully this is helpful :)

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