set about doing



set about doing something

to begin to do something. When are you going to set about fixing the roof? We will set about painting the house when the weather gets a little cooler.
See also: set

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Adelajdaah-de-LIE-dahPolish
Govind-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada
Dawkins['dɔ:kinz]
VirgeeVUR-jeeEnglish
Iuliu-Romanian
Archibald['a:tʃibɔ:ld]