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Verb
S:
(v)
set about (set_about%2:41:00::)
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go about (go_about%2:41:00::)
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approach (approach%2:41:00::)
(begin to deal with)
"approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"
S:
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undertake (undertake%2:36:00::)
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set about (set_about%2:36:00::)
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attempt (attempt%2:36:00::)
(enter upon an activity or enterprise)
S:
(v)
get down (get_down%2:30:00::)
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begin (begin%2:30:00::)
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get (get%2:30:12::)
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start out (start_out%2:30:00::)
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start (start%2:30:00::)
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set about (set_about%2:30:00::)
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set out (set_out%2:30:00::)
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commence (commence%2:30:00::)
(take the first step or steps in carrying out an action)
"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"; "Let's get down to work now"