'set about' definitions:
Definition of 'set about'
(from WordNet)
verb
Begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project" [syn: set about, go about, approach]
verb
verb
Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" [syn: get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence] [ant: end, terminate]
Synonyms of 'set about'
From: 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,
- get cracking,
- get going,
- get to,
- get under way,
- get with it,
- go about,
- go ahead,
- go at,
- go in for,
- go into,
- go to it,
- go upon,
- have at,
- head into,
- hop to it,
- jump off,
- jump to it,
- kick off,
- launch forth,
- launch into,
- lay about,
- light into,
- move into,
- pitch in,
- pitch into,
- plunge into,
- proceed to,
- sail into,
- send off,
- set at,
- set forward,
- set going,
- set in,
- set out,
- set sail,
- set to,
- set to work,
- start,
- start in,
- start off,
- start out,
- tackle,
- take off,
- take on,
- take up,
- turn to,
- undertake,
- venture upon,
- wade into
Words containing 'set about'
- Set,
- Setness,
- Setting,
- To set,
- To set about,
- To set against,
- To set before,
- To set by,
- To set down,
- To set in,
- To set of,
- To set off,
- To set off against,
- To set on,
- To set out,
- To set over,
- To set to,
- To set up,
- all set,
- set against,
- set before,
- set down,
- set in,
- set off,
- set on,
- set out,
- set to,
- set up,
- Dead set,
- Fire setting,
- Seam set,
- Set chisel,
- Set hammer,
- Set line,
- Set nut,
- Set screw,
- Set speech,
- Set-off,
- Set-to,
- Setting coat,
- Setting dog,
- Setting pole,
- Setting rule,
- Tea set,
- To set a gin,
- To set a sail,
- To set a saw,
- To set a snare,
- To set a sponge,
- To set a trap,
- To set abroach,
- To set agoing,
- To set apart,
- To set aside,
- To set at defiance,
- To set at ease,
- To set at naught,
- To set at work,
- To set by the compass,
- To set case,
- To set eyes on,
- To set fire to,
- To set flying,
- To set forth,
- To set forward,
- To set free,
- To set in order,
- To set light by,
- To set little by,
- To set milk,
- To set much by,
- To set on fire,
- To set on foot,
- To set on work,
- To set right,
- To set sail,
- To set steven,
- To set store by,
- To set the eyes on,
- To set the fashion,
- To set the hand to,
- To set the land,
- To set the palette,
- To set the watch,
- To set to rights,
- To set to sale,
- To set to work,
- To set up the rigging,
- To set upon,
- Toilet set,
- bedroom set,
- character set,
- chess set,
- close set,
- crystal set,
- diningroom set,
- dinner set,
- exercise set,
- horsey set,
- horsy set,
- jet set,
- lego set,
- livingroom set,
- mandelbrot set,
- manicure set,
- meccano set,
- nail set,
- null set,
- place setting,
- radio set,
- receiving set,
- saw set,
- set ablaze,
- set afire,
- set aflame,
- set ahead,
- set apart,
- set ashore,
- set aside,
- set back,
- set decoration,
- set forth,
- set free,
- set gun,
- set in motion,
- set in stone,
- set on fire,
- set phrase,
- set piece,
- set point,
- set right,
- set sail,
- set shot,
- set square,
- set straight,
- set theory,
- set to music,
- set upon,
- setting hen,
- sight setting,
- smart set,
- stage set,
- stage setting,
- telephone set,
- television set,
- train set,
- trend setting,
- tv set,
- universal set,
- Fire-set,
- Saw-set,
- Set-fair,
- Set-stitched,
- Setting-up exercise,
- Sharp-set,
- To make a dead set,
- To set down one's staff,
- To set one's cap,
- To set one's cap for,
- To set one's rest,
- To set one's self against,
- To set one's teeth,
- To set the cart before the horse,
- To set the heart at rest,
- To set the heart upon,
- To set the teeth on edge,
- To set up one's rest,
- To set up one's staff,
- Well-set,
- ascii character set,
- close-set,
- deep-set,
- jet-setting,
- low-set,
- mind-set,
- render-set,
- set one on his feet,
- set-apart,
- set-aside,
- set-back,
- set-in sleeve,
- trend-setting,
- complex instruction set computer,
- complex instruction set computing,
- reduced instruction set computer,
- reduced instruction set computing