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set about

verb

1 set about

Begin to deal with.

synonyms: approach, go about.

Roget 676: undertake; engage in, embark in; launch into, plunge into; volunteer; apprentice oneself to; engage etc. (promise) 768; contract etc. 769; ... show more

Roget 622: pursue, prosecute, follow; run after, make after, be after, hunt after, prowl after; shadow; carry on etc. (do) 680; engage in ... show more

Dutch: rondlopen, aanpakken, de ronde doen, rondgaan, benaderen

2 set about

Enter upon an activity or enterprise.

synonyms: attempt, undertake.

Dutch: ondernemen

3 set about

Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action.

synonyms: begin, commence, get, get down, set out, start, start out.

Roget 66: begin, start, commence; conceive, open, dawn, set in, take its rise, enter upon, enter; set out etc. (depart) ... show more

Dutch: aangaan, aanvangen, aanzetten, beginnen, inzetten, starten


Moby thesaurus: 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 ... show more.

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