| Definition of 'set about' |
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1. (verb) set about, go about, approach
begin to deal with
"approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"
2. (verb) undertake, set about, attempt
enter upon an activity or enterprise
3. (verb) get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
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"
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Sense: to begin
She set about planning her holiday; How will you set about this task?
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 Afrikaans: begin |
 Arabic: يَشْرَع، يَبْدأ |
 Bulgarian: започвам |
 Brazilian: começar a |
 Czech: dát se do |
 German: in Angriff nehmen |
 Danish: begynde |
 Greek: ξεκινώ, καταπιάνομαι με |
 Spanish: empezar (a), ponerse (a) |
 Estonian: alustama, hakkama |
 Farsi: كاري را با جديتشروع كردن |
 Finnish: aloittaa |
 French: se mettreà |
 Hebrew: לְהַתחִיל |
 Hindi: शुरू करना |
 Croatian: latiti se, započeti |
 Hungarian: nekikezd |
 Indonesian: mulai |
 Icelandic: hefjast handa við |
 Italian: mettersi a |
 Japanese: 始める |
 Korean: 착수하다 |
 Lithuanian: pradėti |
 Latvian: ķerties pie; uzsākt |
 Malay: memulakan |
 Dutch: beginnen |
 Norwegian: gå i gang med |
 Polish: zabierać się do |
 Persian: كاري را با جديتشروع كردن |
 Pashto: د کار په جدیت کی پیل کول |
 Portuguese: começar a |
 Romanian: aîncepe |
 Russian: начинать |
 Slovak: dať sa do |
 Slovenian: lotiti se |
 Serbian: početi |
 Swedish: börja, ta itu med |
 Thai: เริ่ม |
 Turkish: başlamak |
 Taiwanese: 著手 |
 Ukrainian: починати, приступати до |
 Urdu: ابتدا کرنا |
 Vietnamese: bắt đầu |
 Chinese: 开始 |
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