What is the meaning of Set_about?

Used with the adverb sense of about.

  1. To circulate or spread (news, a rumour, etc.)

To circulate or spread (news, a rumour, etc.)

Used with the preposition sense of about.

    1. To plant trees or other vegetation in (a place).
    2. To encircle or surround (something) with other things.
    3. To attack (someone); to set upon.

      1. To plant trees or other vegetation in (a place).
      2. To encircle or surround (something) with other things.
      3. To attack (someone); to set upon.

        To plant trees or other vegetation in (a place).

        To encircle or surround (something) with other things.

        To attack (someone); to set upon.

        To start doing or to devote oneself to some task; to set upon.

        Source: wiktionary.org