set about (
http://definr.com/set about)
v 1: begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult
problem"; "appraoch a new project" [syn:
go about,
approach]
2: enter upon an activity or enterprise [syn:
undertake,
attempt]
3: 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" [syn:
begin,
get,
start out,
start,
set out,
commence] [ant:
end]