phrasal verb

Set about

No. 150 most commonLetter SInseparable

2Sections

Start doing something

Meanings

  • Start doing something (inseparable, International English)
  • Attack (inseparable, International English)

Examples

  • We SET ABOUT the cleaning and got it done before lunchtime.
  • The gang SET ABOUT her as she left the bank.

Related

set + …Same base verb… + aboutSame particle

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