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set about(
sehd
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baut
)A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
1. (to begin)
a. ponerse a
We got up on Saturday morning and set about doing our chores.Nos levantamos el sábado por la mañana y nos pusimos a hacer nuestros quehaceres.
3. (old-fashioned) (to attack) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. atacar
Those ruffians set about me as I was leaving the theatre.Esos rufianes me atacaron cuando salía del teatro.
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