set+about
1set about — index assume (undertake), endeavor, occupy (engage), undertake Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2set about — v. 1) (E) ( to begin ) he set about to undo the damage that he had caused 2) (G) ( to begin ) we set about working on the project * * * [ setə baʊt] (E) ( to begin ) he set about to undo the damage that he had caused (G) ( to begin ) we set about …
3set about — {v.} To begin; start. * /Benjamin Franklin set about teaming the printer s trade at an early age./ * /After breakfast, Mother set about her household duties./ …
4set about — {v.} To begin; start. * /Benjamin Franklin set about teaming the printer s trade at an early age./ * /After breakfast, Mother set about her household duties./ …
5set about — verb a) To initiate or begin some action. He set about designing his homepage. b) To attack. Two youths set about him …
6set\ about — v To begin; start. Benjamin Franklin set about teaming the printer s trade at an early age. After breakfast, Mother set about her household duties …
7set about — phr verb Set about is used with these nouns as the object: ↑work …
8set about sth — UK US set about sth Phrasal Verb with set({{}}/set/ verb (setting, set, set) ► to start to do or deal with something: »He took some bookkeeping courses and set about finding a job …
9set about — Synonyms and related words: accept, assume, attack, attempt, begin, blast away, blast off, buckle to, commence, dive in, dive into, embark in, embark upon, endeavor, engage in, enter on, enter upon, fall into, fall to, get busy, get cracking, get …
10set about — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. start, begin a task, start doing; see begin 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To go about the initial step in doing (something): approach, begin, commence, embark, enter, get off, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch,… …
