set about
Britishverb
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to start or begin
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to attack physically or verbally
Example Sentences
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And so Gyllenhaal set about writing, with her “Lost Daughter” star in mind for the lead, though she initially didn’t tell Buckley.
From Los Angeles Times
So, they set about putting adverts in papers across the country, posing as a couple desperate to adopt a child.
From BBC
He started asking questions, and I set about explaining some of the words, like “estuary” and “salinity.”
From Literature
"This team can perform better," he said on his presentation, and immediately set about proving it.
From Barron's
Those experiences helped pave the way for Coinbase, which set about to solve a problem that confounded those eager to invest in cryptocurrencies: There was no place for people to store their digital assets.
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