set about

sich an etwas machen, beginnen

Mit einer Aufgabe anfangen, meist mit Einsatz oder einem Plan.

In einfachem Englisch: To begin doing a task, usually with effort or a plan.

• We set about cleaning the house.
• How will you set about finding a job?
• He set about the repairs immediately.

So benutzt man es: set about doing something (We set about repairing the roof.); set about something (She set about the task with enthusiasm.)

Synonyme: begin, start, tackle

Häufige Wendungen: set about doing something, set about the task

angreifen, über jemanden herfallen

Anfangen, jemanden zu schlagen oder anzugreifen.

In einfachem Englisch: To start hitting or attacking someone.

• The men set about him.
• Two strangers set about her in the street.
• They set about the guard with sticks.

So benutzt man es: set about someone (The gang set about him outside the station.)

Synonyme: attack, set upon

Häufige Wendungen: set about someone, set about a stranger

ringsum aufstellen

Dinge an verschiedenen Stellen eines Bereichs aufstellen oder hinlegen.

In einfachem Englisch: To put things in various places around an area.

• They set chairs about the room.
• Small tables had been set about the garden.
• She set candles about the hall before dinner.

So benutzt man es: set something about a place (They set lamps about the garden.)

Synonyme: place around, arrange

Häufige Wendungen: set about the room, set about the garden

verbreiten, in Umlauf bringen

Eine Nachricht oder Geschichte vielen Menschen bekannt machen.

In einfachem Englisch: To make news or a story known to many people.

• They set about a false rumour.
• Who set that story about?
• Reports of his departure were set about the town.

So benutzt man es: set something about (Someone set a false rumour about.)

Synonyme: spread, circulate

Häufige Wendungen: set about a rumour, set about false reports