GET (DOWN) TO / SET TO WORK

Meaning of GET (DOWN) TO / SET TO WORK in English

to begin; to make a start :

We set to work on the outside of the house (= for example, painting it) .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
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DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
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WORK — I. ˈwərk, ˈwə̄k, ˈwəik noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English werk, work, from Old English werc, weorc, worc; akin …
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DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English doun hill, from Old English dūn; akin to Middle Dutch dūne …
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WORK — /werrk/ , n., adj., v., worked or ( Archaic except for 35, 37, 40 ) wrought; working . n. 1. …
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SET — /set/ , v. , set, setting , n., adj., interj. v.t. 1. to put (something or someone) in a particular …
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DOWN — down 1 /down/ , adv. 1. from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a …
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WORK — I. ˈwərk noun Etymology: Middle English werk, work, from Old English werc, weorc; akin to Old High German werc work, …
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SET — I. ˈset verb ( set ; set·ting ) Etymology: Middle English setten, from Old English settan; akin to Old High …
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GET — I. ˈget, ÷ˈgit verb ( got ˈgät ; got or got·ten ˈgä-t ə n ; get·ting ) Etymology: Middle English, …
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DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n adverb Etymology: Middle English doun, from Old English dūne, short for adūne, of dūne, from a- (from of …
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WORK — noun to ferment, as a liquid. 2. work ·noun ore before it is dressed. 3. work ·add. ·noun break; twist. …
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DOWN — adj downcast; as, a down look. 2. down ·adv from a remoter or higher antiquity. 3. down ·vt to cover, …
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SET — / set; NAmE / verb , noun , adjective ■ verb ( set·ting , set , set ) PUT / …
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GET — / get; NAmE / verb ( getting , got , got / gɒt; NAmE gɑːt/) HELP NOTE : In spoken …
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DOWN — / daʊn; NAmE / adverb , preposition , verb , adjective , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
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SET — I. set 1 S1 W1 /set/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle set , present participle setting …
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DOWN — I. down 1 S1 W1 /daʊn/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A LOWER POSITION to …
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WORK — n. & v. --n. 1 the application of mental or physical effort to a purpose; the use of energy. 2 …
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SET — v. (setting; past and past part. set) 1 tr. put, lay, or stand (a thing) in a certain position or …
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GET — v. & n. --v. (getting; past got; past part. got or US (and in comb.) gotten) 1 tr. come into …
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DOWN — adv., prep., adj., v., & n. --adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground …
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WORK — n. & v. n. 1 the application of mental or physical effort to a purpose; the use of energy. 2 …
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SET — v. (setting; past and past part. set) 1 tr. put, lay, or stand (a thing) in a certain position or …
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GET — v. & n. v. (getting; past got; past part. got or US (and in comb.) gotten) 1 tr. come into …
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DOWN — adv., prep., adj., v., & n. adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground …
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WORK — n. & v. --n. 1. the application of mental or physical effort to a purpose; the use of energy. 2 …
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GET — v. & n. --v. (getting; past got; past part. got or US (and in comb.) gotten) 1. tr. come into …
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DOWN — 1. adv., prep., adj., v., & n. --adv. (superl. downmost) 1. into or towards a lower place, esp. to the …
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SET — I. NOUN USES /set/ ( sets) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
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GET — I. CHANGING, CAUSING, MOVING, OR REACHING /get/ ( gets, getting, got, or gotten) Frequency: The word is one of the …
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DOWN — I. PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES /daʊn/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: …
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WORK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a business/working lunch (= a lunch during which you also do business ) ▪ …
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SET — (POSITION) [verb] [T usually + adverb or preposition] setting, past set - to put (something) in the stated place or …
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GET — Synonyms and related words : OD, absorb, accede to, accept, access, accumulate, acquire, addle, admit, advance, affect, age, aggravate, agree …
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DOWN — n. back down bear down beat down bog down boil down bowl down break down bring down broken down buckle …
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WORK — INDEX: work that somebody does 1. work that someone does as part of their job 2. work that a student …
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GET — INDEX: 1. to get something by buying it, asking for it, or finding it 2. to be given something 3. …
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DOWN — INDEX: 1. moving down 2. to go down 3. when the sun goes down 4. to go down under the …
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GET — v. 25B6; verb where did you get that hat? : ACQUIRE, obtain, come by, receive, gain, earn, win, come into, …
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WORK — 1) работа || работать 2) действие; функционирование || действовать; функционировать 3) обработка || обрабатывать 4) заготовка; обрабатываемая деталь; обрабатываемое изделие …
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SET — 1) набор; комплект; группа; ряд; семейство; партия 2) совокупность; множество 3) установка; агрегат; аппарат 4) горн. оклад ( крепи ) …
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