Synonyms for set about

Grammar : Verb

Spell : set

Phonetic Transcription : sɛt

Top 10 synonyms for set about

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Définition of set about

Origin : Old English settan (transitive) "cause to sit, put in some place, fix firmly; build, found; appoint, assign," from Proto-Germanic *(bi)satjan "to cause to sit, set" (cf. Old Norse setja, Swedish sätta, Old Saxon settian, Old Frisian setta, Dutch zetten, German setzen, Gothic satjan), causative form of PIE *sod-, variant of *sed- "to sit" (see sit (v.)). Also cf. set (n.2).
Intransitive sense from c.1200, "be seated." Used in many disparate senses by Middle English; sense of "make or cause to do, act, or be; start" and that of "mount a gemstone" attested by mid-13c. Confused with sit since early 14c. Of the sun, moon, etc., "to go down," recorded from c.1300, perhaps from similar use of the cognates in Scandinavian languages. To set (something) on "incite to attack" (c.1300) originally was in reference to hounds and game.

As in approach : verb begin
As in lay into : verb criticize, attack
As in assume : verb take, undertake
As in pitch in : verb help out
As in tackle : verb make an effort
As in take on : verb assume, accept
As in begin : verb start
As in undertake : verb attempt, engage in
As in wade : verb plod, often through water
As in dig in : verb begin with enthusiasm
As in embark : verb get on transportation object
As in embark on : verb begin undertaking, journey
As in engage : verb occupy oneself; engross
As in enter : verb embark on; take part in
As in go about : verb undertake

Antonyms for set about

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