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English / phrasal verb

Set about

MEANING IN ENGLISH

To start doing something with determination or energy

In context

01

As soon as we arrived home, we set about unpacking our luggage.

02

She set about arranging all the souvenirs she had collected across Europe.

Synonyms

begin,start,undertake

Antonyms

finish,abandon,halt

Collocations

set about doing (something),set about the task,set about cleaning

Sources

Bidyazo vocabulary library ↗