set+about
1set about — (something/doing something) to begin to do or deal with something. Beall has set about the delicate task of getting the companies to work together. After putting up the tent, she set about making a fire. I bought a computer, got a book of… …
2set about — index assume (undertake), endeavor, occupy (engage), undertake Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3set about — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms set about : present tense I/you/we/they set about he/she/it sets about present participle setting about past tense set about past participle set about set about something to begin doing something, especially… …
4set 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 …
5set 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./ …
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 — verb a) To initiate or begin some action. He set about designing his homepage. b) To attack. Two youths set about him …
8set\ 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 …
9set about — Mike set about raising $5,000 Syn: begin, start, commence, go about, get to work on, get down to, embark on, tackle, address oneself to, undertake …
10set about — phr verb Set about is used with these nouns as the object: ↑work …
