set out to do



set out to do something

to begin to do something; to intend to do something. Jill set out to weed the garden, but pulled up a few valuable plants in the process. I set out to repair the door, not rebuild the whole porch.
See also: out, set

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Fatin (2)-Arabic
Mccormick[mə'kɔ:mik]
Kerman-Basque
DaffodilDAF-ə-dilEnglish (Rare)
Jayant-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Chernobog-Slavic Mythology