set about

ponerse a, emprender

Empezar a realizar una tarea, normalmente con esfuerzo o siguiendo un plan.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: set about doing something (We set about repairing the roof.); set about something (She set about the task with enthusiasm.)

Sinónimos: begin, start, tackle

Expresiones frecuentes: set about doing something, set about the task

atacar, agredir

Empezar a golpear o agredir a alguien.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: set about someone (The gang set about him outside the station.)

Sinónimos: attack, set upon

Expresiones frecuentes: set about someone, set about a stranger

colocar alrededor

Poner cosas en distintos puntos de un lugar.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: set something about a place (They set lamps about the garden.)

Sinónimos: place around, arrange

Expresiones frecuentes: set about the room, set about the garden

difundir, propagar

Hacer que una noticia o una historia llegue a mucha gente.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: set something about (Someone set a false rumour about.)

Sinónimos: spread, circulate

Expresiones frecuentes: set about a rumour, set about false reports