Engelsk udsagnsord: set about | |||
1. | set about (om adfærd) begin to deal with | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Approach a task. Go about a difficult problem. Approach a new project. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | approach, go about | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s VERB-ing | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | act, move | ||
Mere specifikke termer | confront, face, face up | ||
2. | set about (om tilvejebringelse) enter upon an activity or enterprise | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | attempt, undertake | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s VERB-ing | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | initiate, pioneer | ||
3. | set about (om ændring) take the first step or steps in carrying out an action | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | They set about moving | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | begin, commence, get, get down, set out, start, start out | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE. Somebody ----s VERB-ing | ||
Mere specifikke termer | attack, auspicate, bestir oneself, break in, come on, embark, enter, fall, get cracking, get going, get moving, get rolling, get started, get to, get weaving, jump off, launch, plunge, recommence, strike out | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | begin | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | terminate, end | ||