set about

set about
Synonyms and related words:
accept, assume, attack, attempt, begin, blast away, blast off, buckle to, commence, dive in, dive into, embark in, embark upon, endeavor, engage in, enter on, enter upon, fall into, fall to, get busy, get cracking, get going, get to, get under way, get with it, go about, go ahead, go at, go in for, go into, go to it, go upon, have at, head into, hop to it, jump off, jump to it, kick off, launch forth, launch into, lay about, light into, move into, pitch in, pitch into, plunge into, proceed to, sail into, send off, set at, set forward, set going, set in, set out, set sail, set to, set to work, start, start in, start off, start out, tackle, take off, take on, take up, turn to, undertake, venture upon, wade into

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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