set about sth
— phrasal verb with set /set/ verb (present tense setting, past tense and past participle set)Definition
› to start to do or deal with something: [+ -ing verb] I've no idea how to set about changing a tyre on a car. I tried to apologize, but I think I set about it the wrong way.Starting and beginningStarting againDealing with things or peopleActing and actsCoping and not copingTolerating and enduring
(Definition of set about sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- approach verb (DEAL WITH)
- attack verb (DEAL WITH)
- attend to sb/sth phrasal verb
- beard the lion (in his/her den) idiom
- come up against sth phrasal verb
- come/get to grips with sth idiom
- confront verb
- firefight verb
- firefighting noun (PROBLEMS)
- get sth in phrasal verb (FIND TIME)
- have it out with sb idiom
- jump-start verb (SITUATION)
- overcome verb (DEAL WITH)
- process verb (DEAL WITH)
- reckon with sb/sth phrasal verb
- see about sth phrasal verb
- see to sth/sb phrasal verb
- turn (sth) to sth phrasal verb
- weather the storm idiom
- weather verb (DEAL WITH)
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