Synonym: approach, attempt, begin, commence, get, get down, go about, set out, start, start out, undertake. Similar words: get about, forget about, just about, about, go about, come about, know about, care about. Meaning: v. 1. begin to deal with 2. enter upon an activity or enterprise 3. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action.
181) Edward set about designing a feeding bottle that would become the next best thing to breastfeeding.
182) I did not about the accomplished statuary when I set about to the scheme.
183) At last, in the excitement of one side being about to make a score, I seized my opportunity and set about untying the knot which held the keys.
More similar words: get about, forget about, just about, about, go about, come about, know about, care about, abound in, bring about, vegetable, set apart, set aside, inquire about, complain about, on the table, rub out, set, bounce, table, set up, asset, set out, upset, set off, labor, boundary, settle, set down, closet.