EGAVE

set about

About 4.04 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb Used with the adverb sense of about. To circulate or spread (news, a rumour, etc.)
  2. verb To circulate or spread (news, a rumour, etc.)
  3. verb Used with the preposition sense of about. To plant trees or other vegetation in (a place). To encircle or surround (something) with other things. To attack (someone); to set upon.
    Two youths set about him.
  4. verb To plant trees or other vegetation in (a place). To encircle or surround (something) with other things. To attack (someone); to set upon.
    Two youths set about him.
  5. verb To plant trees or other vegetation in (a place).
  6. verb To encircle or surround (something) with other things.
  7. verb To attack (someone); to set upon.
    Two youths set about him.
  8. verb To start doing or to devote oneself to some task; to set upon.
    He set about designing his homepage.

Similar words

commence begin start get undertake attempt approach go about start out set out

Word family

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