go about

British  

verb

1. (adverb) to move from place to place

2. (preposition) to busy oneself with

   to go about one's duties

3. (preposition) to tackle (a problem or task)

4. (preposition) to be actively and constantly engaged in (doing something)

   he went about doing good

5. to circulate (in)

   there's a lot of flu going about

6. (adverb) (of a sailing ship) to change from one tack to another

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go about Idioms  

1. Also, go around . Move here and there, to and fro; also, circulate. For example, She's been going about telling everyone the news , or A report went around that the dollar was dropping . [c. 1300]

2. Set about, undertake, as in I'm not sure how to go about making a pie . [Late 1600s]

3. go about one's business . Proceed with one's own proper occupation or concern. For example, Don't bother with that—just go about your business . [Late 1600s]

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Example Sentences

Little expects them to get promoted again immediately but added: "How do you go about signing the right players for the Premier League next time? I really don't know, it's tough."

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

So we asked workplace performance expert Henna Pryor how workers can go about making sure they have more of the intangibles that could be required to stand out in the AI era.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

"It's quite dangerous in a way, that misinformation and misguidance. Those students would have naturally thought they were going to be OK and go about their day as normal."

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“You should go about your business and your life as normal. Enjoy your Easter,” Albanese said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

And then, if she won, she’d go about finding this evil.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

Related Words

• set about