SET ABOUT (SOMETHING/SOMEBODY)


Meaning of SET ABOUT (SOMETHING/SOMEBODY) in English

set about something/somebody phrasal verb ( see also ↑ set )

1 . to start doing or dealing with something, especially something that needs a lot of time and effort:

A team of volunteers set about the task with determination.

set about doing something

How do senior managers set about making these decisions?

2 . literary to attack someone by hitting and kicking them:

They set about him with their fists.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.