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- [set uh-bout]
- /sɛt əˈbaʊt/
- /set əˈbaʊt/
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- [set uh-bout]
- /sɛt əˈbaʊt/
Definitions of set about words
- verb with object set about to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table. 1
- verb with object set about to place in a particular position or posture: Set the baby on his feet. 1
- verb with object set about to place in some relation to something or someone: We set a supervisor over the new workers. 1
- verb with object set about to put into some condition: to set a house on fire. 1
- verb with object set about to put or apply: to set fire to a house. 1
- verb with object set about to put in the proper position: to set a chair back on its feet. 1
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Origin of set about
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (v.) Middle English setten, Old English settan; cognate with Old Norse setja, German setzen, Gothic satjan, all < Germanic *satjan, causative of *setjan to sit1; (noun) (in senses denoting the action of setting or the state of being set) Middle English set, set(t)e, derivative of the v. and its past participle; (in senses denoting a group) Middle English sette < Old French < Latin secta sect (in later use influenced by the v. and Middle Low German gesette set, suite)
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Parts of speech for Set about
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
set about popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
set about usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for set about
verb set about
- approach — When you approach something, you get closer to it.
- assume — If you assume that something is true, you imagine that it is true, sometimes wrongly.
- begin — To begin to do something means to start doing it.
- break ground — to do something that has not been done before
- busied — actively and attentively engaged in work or a pastime: busy with her work.
Antonyms for set about
verb set about
- disinterest — absence of interest; indifference.
- idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
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