Difference between Set About and Begin

SET ABOUT vs BEGIN: NOUN

A beginning.
Beginning.
Beginning; start.
Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)

Achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative
Begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
Have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
Have a beginning characterized in some specified way
Have a beginning, of a temporal event
Be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series
Set in motion, cause to start
Begin to speak or say
Begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language
Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.

To take the first step in doing; start.
To have as a first position, stage, or job.
To have as a first element or part.
To say as the first in a series of remarks.
To do or accomplish something in the least degree. Used in the negative with an infinitive.
To come into being.
To perform or undergo the first part of an action; start.
To come first in (a series, for instance).
To cause to come into being; originate.
To have as the lowest price in a range.
To have or commence an independent or first existence; to take rise; to commence.
To do the first act or the first part of an action; to enter upon or commence something new, as a new form or state of being, or course of action; to take the first step; to start.

To take the first step in; set about the performance or accomplishment of; enter upon; commence.
To originate; be the originator of: as, to begin a dynasty.
To trace from anything as the first ground; date the beginning of.
Synonyms To set about, institute, undertake, originate, initiate.
To come into existence; arise; originate: as, the present German empire began with William I.
To take a first step; commence in any course or operation; make a start or commencement.
At the outset; as the first thing to be considered; first of all: as, to begin with, I do not like its color.
He began

Bring about, Set in motion, Bring forward, Embark on, Collide with, Start out, Go about, Set out, Undertake, Commence, Attempt, Approach, Get, Begin, Start

Proceed, Starting, Commencing, Commenced, Started, Resume, Embark on, Start out, Set about, Lead off, Set out, Start up, Get, Start, Commence

Fall upon, Get across, Bring about, Set in motion, Bring forward, Embark on, Collide with, Go about, Set out, Undertake, Commence, Approach, Get, Begin, Start

Early, Take, Initiate, Embark, Starting, Started, Resume, Embark on, Set about, Lead off, Set out, Start up, Get, Start, Commence

So he set about offering the service himself.
Formative and summative feedback tools provide opportunities for students to think critically about their work and set about to make improvements.
But Mike, who heard about the idea, set about writing the virtual panto script and came up with a story instead.
And after I asked him what he was talking about, I set about working on it.
After a year in Italy, in 1954 he moved to Roxbury, Connecticut, and set about completing his second novel, "Set This House on Fire.".
About time somebody set about mending the underlying system and holding people to account.
They set up a school for their children and quickly set about the reestablishment of their daily routines.
Set the snowplow up with shoes set about half an inch above the ground.
So Tim set set about building us some new database servers.
They do not set about helping, instead they set about calculating what will best promote their own standing.

Select the location to begin your adventure now.
This will begin the healing and building process.
When do Paid Family Leave benefit payments begin?
Federal Reservewill begin to cut its stimulus program.
Lenders must begin using the new form immediately.
Let me begin, if I might, with Mr.
United States shall not be obligated to begin exchanging information prior to the date by which Colombia is required to begin exchanging information.
It is helpful to apply as early as possible because we begin making offers as soon as we begin reading files in September.
We would like to begin data collection in TX as Data Collection Begin Date: soon as our study is approved.
As time passes, the survivor may begin to modify their previous roles and begin to adapt to new ways of functioning.