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set about sth

— phrasal verb with set uk ​ /set/ us ​ /set/ verb present participle setting, past tense and past participle set

(Definition of “set about sth” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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set about sth

— phrasal verb with set uk ​ /set/ us ​ verb setting, set, set

› to start to do or deal with something:

He took some bookkeeping courses and set about finding a job.

(Definition of “set about sth” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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