Set about has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
begin to deal with
"approach a task"
"go about a difficult problem"
"approach a new project"
2
enter upon an activity or enterprise
3
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"
4
To initiate or begin some action.
Example Sentences
"approach a task"
verb
"go about a difficult problem"
verb
"approach a new project"
verb
"We began working at dawn"
verb
"Who will start?"
verb
"Get working as soon as the sun rises!"
verb
"The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"
verb
"He began early in the day"
verb
"Let's get down to work now"
verb
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