set about

取りかかる、始める

普通は努力や計画を伴って、仕事や作業を始める。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： set about doing something (We set about repairing the roof.); set about something (She set about the task with enthusiasm.)

類義語： begin, start, tackle

よく使う表現： set about doing something, set about the task

襲う、殴りかかる

人に殴りかかったり、襲いかかったりする。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： set about someone (The gang set about him outside the station.)

類義語： attack, set upon

よく使う表現： set about someone, set about a stranger

あちこちに置く

ある場所のあちこちに物を置く。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： set something about a place (They set lamps about the garden.)

類義語： place around, arrange

よく使う表現： set about the room, set about the garden

広める、言いふらす

ニュースや話を多くの人に伝えて広める。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： set something about (Someone set a false rumour about.)

類義語： spread, circulate

よく使う表現： set about a rumour, set about false reports