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[ verb ] begin to deal with
Examples "approach a task" "go about a difficult problem" "approach a new project" Used in print (William S. Haymond, "Is Distance an Original...)The authors set_about answering this fundamental question through a detailed investigation of the patient 's ability , tactually , ( 1 ) to perceive figure and ( 2 ) to locate objects in space , with his eyes closed ( or turned_away from the object concerned ) . |
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[ verb ] enter upon an activity or enterprise
Used in print (Booton Herndon, "From Custer to Korea, The 7th Cavalry"...)He had enlisted in the Army straight out of high_school and had immediately set_about learning his new trade . Related terms |
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[ verb ] take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
Examples : "We began working at dawn" "Who will start?" "Get working as soon as the sun rises!" "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia" "He began early in the day" |
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