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set about

/ set about /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
begin to deal with
"approach a task"
"go about a difficult problem"
"approach a new project"
Type of:
act move
Kinds of:
confront face up face
Derived:
approach attack plan of attack
Usage Patterns:
Frame 33
verb Sense 2
enter upon an activity or enterprise
Type of:
initiate pioneer
Derived:
undertaking project task labor
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Frame 33
verb Sense 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"
Opposites:
end terminate
Kinds of:
recommence strike out fall jump off get to
Derived:
beginning start commencement first outset
Verb group:
begin
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something is ----ing PP
Frame 33
Semantic Complexity
42%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
27
Times Searched
3
Relationship Distribution

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act move confront face up face initiate pioneer recommence strike out fall jump off get to