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Verb set about has 3 senses
- set about, go about, approach - begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"
--1 is one way to act, move
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
- undertake, set about, attempt - enter upon an activity or enterprise
--2 is one way to initiate, pioneer
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
- get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence - take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"
Sample sentence:
They set about moving
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