Verb: set about set u'bawt
- 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
- Begin or proceed with an activity or task
"They set about solving the problem";
- go about, approach
- Enter upon an activity or enterprise
"We set about cleaning the attic";
- undertake, attempt
Derived forms: sets about, setting about, set about