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 instructions, and set about to learn how to use it.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
set about — ► set about 1) start doing something with vigour or determination. 2) Brit. informal attack. Main Entry: ↑set … English terms dictionary
set about — index assume (undertake), endeavor, occupy (engage), undertake Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
set about — verb 1. begin to deal with (Freq. 3) approach a task go about a difficult problem approach a new project • Syn: ↑go about, ↑approach • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
set 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… … English dictionary
set 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 … Combinatory dictionary
set 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./ … Dictionary of American idioms
set 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./ … Dictionary of American idioms
set about — verb a) To initiate or begin some action. He set about designing his homepage. b) To attack. Two youths set about him … Wiktionary
set\ 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 … Словарь американских идиом
set 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 … Thesaurus of popular words
