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Verb: set about  set u'bawt
  1. Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
    "They set about renovating the house";
    - get down, begin, get, start out, start, set out
     
  2. Begin or proceed with an activity or task
    "They set about solving the problem";
    - go about, approach
     
  3. Enter upon an activity or enterprise
    "We set about cleaning the attic";
    - undertake, attempt

Derived forms: sets about, setting about, set about

Type of: act, initiate, move, pioneer