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Inglés		Español
set about doing [sth] vtr phrasal insep	(start: doing)	ponerse a v prnl + prep
		comenzar a, empezar a vi + prep
	Julius set about arranging his collection of butterflies.
	Julius se puso a ordenar su colección de mariposas.
set about [sb] vtr phrasal insep	(attack: [sb])	atacar a vtr + prep
	The burglars set about their victim when they were disturbed.
	Los ladrones atacaron a la víctima cuando estaba distraída.

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Synonyms: start, begin a task, begin, get going, engage in, more...

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a set look about the mouth - English Only forum
about to set out - English Only forum
attack, set on, set about - English Only forum
Difference between set-in and set-about - English Only forum
I have no idea (about) when to set off - English Only forum
I set about getting started - English Only forum
Limpopo River, all set about with fever-trees - English Only forum
look into / set about - English Only forum
might set him off, and then lie about it, - English Only forum
on discovering what had happened he set about cleaning the skin - English Only forum
provoke, set off, set up, bring about, bring on - English Only forum
Set about - English Only forum
Set about doing something (formal?) - English Only forum
Set about doing something and set out to do something - English Only forum
set about doing vs. start doing - English Only forum
set about him/them - English Only forum
set about to write /set about writing - English Only forum
set in round about 1930 - English Only forum
The necessity to set about - English Only forum
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