set+about
51set — 1. v. (setting; past and past part. set) 1 tr. put, lay, or stand (a thing) in a certain position or location (set it on the table; set it upright). 2 tr. (foll. by to) apply (one thing) to (another) (set pen to paper). 3 tr. a fix ready or in… …
52set one's hand to — phrasal : to set about doing : undertake * * * set one s hand to 1. To start work on, set about 2. To sign • • • Main Entry: ↑set * * * set (or put) one s hand to start work on …
53set, sit — Predominantly a transitive verb, set means to put, to place : Set the box on the floor, please. Sit is predominantly an intransitive verb with a basic meaning of to place oneself : When I sit down, you come and sit beside me. Set used for sit,… …
54about — [[t]əba͟ʊt[/t]] ♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, about is used after some verbs, nouns, and adjectives to introduce extra information. About is also often used after verbs of movement, such as walk and drive , and in phrasal verbs such as… …
55set out — Synonyms and related words: adorn, align, allocate, allot, apportion, arrange, array, be off, bear, bear for, bear up for, bear up to, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, begin, blast away, blast off, blazon, blueprint, break for, chart, collocate, color …
56set out — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. initiate, start, commence; see begin 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To go about the initial step in doing (something): approach, begin, commence, embark, enter, get off, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, lead… …
57set to — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To go about the initial step in doing (something): approach, begin, commence, embark, enter, get off, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, lead off, open, set about, set out, start, take on, take up, undertake.… …
58set on/upon — ATTACK, assail, assault, hit, strike, beat, thrash, pummel, wallop, set about, fall on; informal lay into, lace into, let someone have it, get stuck into, work over, rough up, knock about/around; Brit. informal duff up, have a go at; N. Amer.… …
59set in — Synonyms and related words: bed, begin, blast, blast away, blast off, blow, blow a hurricane, blow great guns, blow over, blow up, bluster, breeze, breeze up, brew, come up, commence, confirm, deep dye, define, dent, depress, dimple, dint, dive… …
60set out — verb 1. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action (Freq. 9) 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… …
