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set about
Overview of verb set-about
The verb set about has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) set about, go about, approach -- (begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project")
2. (1) undertake, set about, attempt -- (enter upon an activity or enterprise)
3. 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")
Antonyms of verb set-about
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb set-about
3 senses of set about
Sense 1
set about, go about, approach
=> act, move
Sense 2
undertake, set about, attempt
=> initiate, pioneer
=> cause, do, make
=> make, create
Sense 3
get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb set-about
2 of 3 senses of set about
Sense 1
set about, go about, approach
=> confront, face up, face
Sense 3
get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
=> recommence
=> strike out
=> fall
=> jump off
=> get to
=> auspicate
=> attack
=> break in
=> plunge, launch
=> come on
=> embark, enter
=> get cracking, bestir oneself, get going, get moving, get weaving, get started, get rolling
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb set-about
3 senses of set about
Sense 1
set about, go about, approach
=> act, move
Sense 2
undertake, set about, attempt
=> initiate, pioneer
Sense 3
get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
'Cause To' of verb set-about
Derived Forms of verb set-about
Domain of verb set-about
Domain Terms of verb set-about
Familiarity of verb set-about
set about used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb set-about
3 senses of set about
Sense 1
set about, go about, approach
*> Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Sense 2
undertake, set about, attempt
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Sense 3
get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
EX: They set about moving
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb set-about
2 of 3 senses of set about
Sense 1
set about, go about, approach
> act, move
=> alternate, take turns
=> finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish
=> rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate
=> interrupt, disturb
=> react, respond
=> go ahead, plow ahead
=> attack, aggress
=> force
=> create
=> come to the fore, step forward, come forward, step up, step to the fore, come out
=> reward, repay, pay back
=> satisfice, staisfise
=> maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre
=> dispatch
=> evade
=> race
=> use
=> play it by ear
=> play
=> deal
=> partner
=> exert
=> egotrip
=> reciprocate
=> go, proceed, move
=> come close
=> perform
=> make bold, dare, presume
=> prosecute, engage, pursue
=> act on
=> interact
=> react, oppose
=> take time by the forelock
=> coact
=> volunteer, offer
=> get around to
=> dally, toy, play, flirt
=> set about, go about, approach
=> participate, take part
=> misbehave, misconduct, misdemean
=> condescend, stoop, lower oneself
=> behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
=> behave, comport
=> try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
=> woo, court, romance, solicit
=> court
=> dare
=> effect
=> antagonize, antagonise, counteract
=> anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter
=> prosecute
=> perpetrate, commit, pull
=> rampage
=> cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
=> condescend, deign, descend
=> condescend
=> take care
=> lord it over, queen it over, put on airs, act superior
=> stampede
=> make a point, make sure
=> repeat, take over
=> surprise
=> sneak
=> play
=> take
=> guard
=> begin, start
=> go off half-cocked, go off at half-cock
=> wait, hold off, hold back
=> continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep
=> do well, had best
=> continue
=> continue, persist in
Sense 2
undertake, set about, attempt
> initiate, pioneer
=> strike up
=> introduce, innovate
=> trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off
=> establish, found, plant, constitute, institute
=> stage, arrange
=> mount
=> undertake, set about, attempt
=> organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinate
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb set-about
Sense 1
set about, go about, approach
=> act, move
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Sense 2
undertake, set about, attempt
=> initiate, pioneer
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Sense 3
get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
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