New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: get about · see about · sit about · put about · set out · eejit about · scout about · arse about · fart about · mess about

set about

1 (v + prep) start doing sth TRANSITIVEtabhair faoi PhrV c m utosaigh verb c m ugabh i gceannhe set about making coffee thosaigh sé ag déanamh caife, thosaigh sé ar chaife a dhéanamh 2 (v + prep) attack sb TRANSITIVEtabhair faoi PhrV c m uionsaigh verb c m uhe set about me verbally thug sé íde béil dom, thug sé aghaidh a chraois orm → see set

Phrases and Examples in other entries

aplomb »

she set about it with aplomb chuaigh sí go teanntásach ina bhun, thug sí faoi go stuama
set »

she set me straight about that d'inis sí an fhírinne dom faoi sin
set »

it set me thinking about things chuir sé ag smaoineamh faoi chúrsaí mé

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