set about

verb

1. to start or begin

2. to attack physically or verbally

Idioms and Phrases

Begin, start, as in How do we set about solving this puzzle? [c. 1600]

Example Sentences

Bolsonaro eventually returned to Brazil and set about regrouping his allies, aiming not only at the 2026 presidential race but also at other spheres of power.

From BBC

Kits arrive at the stadium and Dewhirst sets about preparing them.

From BBC

Eventually, they were overtaken, falling silent to the noisy ambitions of foreigners and settlers who set about transforming this vast floodplain with imported water and orchards and homes.

From Los Angeles Times

With the help of a team of interns from the University of Sydney, they set about digitising all of Fleay's records in a bid to find out.

From BBC

The Esparto Fire Protection District responded to the scene, but could not engage the explosions coming from within the warehouse, and so set about stopping the fire raging across the valley floor.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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• establish 
• found 
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• inaugurate 
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• launch 
• lead 
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• produce 
• set up 
• start 
• undertake