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Synonyms for "set about" in English

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set about:
- get; commence; start; begin; set out; get down; start out; set about; attempt; undertake; approach; go about

English

Detailed Synonyms for set about in English

set about:

set about verbe

set about

– take the first step or steps in carrying out an action ¹
to get; to commence; to start; to begin; to set out; to get down; start out; set about
– take the first step or steps in carrying out an action ¹
- get verbe (gets, got, getting)
- commence verbe (commences, commenced, commencing)
- start verbe (starts, started, starting)
  - Who will start?¹
- begin verbe (begins, beginning)
- set out verbe (sets out, set out, setting out)
- get down verbe (gets down, got down, getting down)
  - Let's get down to work now¹
- start out verbe
- set about verbe
set about

– enter upon an activity or enterprise ¹
to attempt; to undertake; set about
– enter upon an activity or enterprise ¹
- attempt verbe (attempts, attempted, attempting)
- undertake verbe (undertakes, undertook, undertaking)
- set about verbe
set about

– begin to deal with ¹
to approach; to go about; set about
– begin to deal with ¹
- approach verbe (approaches, approached, approaching)
  - approach a task¹
  - approach a new project¹
- go about verbe (goes about, went about, going about)
  - go about a difficult problem¹
- set about verbe

Alternate Synonyms for "set about":

go about; approach; act; move
undertake; attempt; initiate; pioneer
get down; begin; get; start out; start; set out; commence

Antonyms for "set about":

end

Related Definitions for "set about":

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action¹
enter upon an activity or enterprise¹
begin to deal with¹

Related Synonyms for set about

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