set+about
11set 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 …
12set about — phr verb Set about is used with these nouns as the object: ↑work …
13set about — begin, start After we found the problem with the car, we set about fixing it …
14set about — begin, start We set about preparing the office for the move to a bigger building …
15set about something — set 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… …
16set about doing something — set 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… …
17set about something — ˈset about sth | ˌset about ˈdoing sth derived no passive to start doing sth • She set about the business of cleaning the house. • We need to set about finding a solution. Main entry: ↑setderived …
18set about doing something — ˈset about sth | ˌset about ˈdoing sth derived no passive to start doing sth • She set about the business of cleaning the house. • We need to set about finding a solution. Main entry: ↑setderived …
19set about somebody — ˈset about sb derived (BrE, old fashioned, informal) to attack sb Main entry: ↑setderived …
20set 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 …
