Engelsk verb: set about | |||
1. | set about (om adferd) begin to deal with | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Approach a task. Go about a difficult problem. Approach a new project. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | approach, go about | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s VERB-ing | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | act, move | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | confront, face, face up | ||
2. | set about (om tilblivelse) enter upon an activity or enterprise | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | attempt, undertake | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s VERB-ing | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | initiate, pioneer | ||
3. | set about (om endring) 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 | ||
Ord 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 spesifikke uttrykk | 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 | ||
Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | begin | ||
Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer) | terminate, end | ||