Difference between Set About and Start

SET ABOUT vs START: NOUN

A sudden involuntary movement
A signal to begin (as in a race)
The act of starting something
A line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
The beginning of anything
Advantage gained by an early start as in a race
A turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
A typical button for video games, with varying results. Often, it pauses a game, starts a game or chooses an option.
An opportunity granted to pursue a career or course of action.
A position of advantage over others, as in a race or an endeavor; a lead.
A part that has become dislocated or loosened.
A startled reaction or movement.
An instance of being in the starting lineup for a game, especially as a pitcher.
An instance of beginning a race.
A signal to begin a race.
A starting line for a race.
A place or time of beginning.
A result of an initial effort.
The beginning of a new construction project.
An act of beginning; an initial effort.
The time at which something is supposed to begin

Begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
Play in the starting line-up
Get off the ground
Get going or set in motion
Begin or set in motion
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
Set in motion, cause to start
Bring into being
Move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
Leave
Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

Bulge outward
The advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)
Depart for someplace
To lose hold; give way; swerve aside; be disloeated or moved from an intended position or direction; spring: as, the ship's timbers started.
To run; escape; get away.
To set out; begin or enter upon action, course, career, or pursuit, as a journey or a race.
To make a sudden or unexpected change of place or position; rise abruptly or quickly; spring; leap, dart, or rush with sudden quickness: as, to start aside, backward, forward, out, or up; to start from one's seat.
To move with a sudden involuntary jerk or twitch, as from a shock of surprise, fear, pain, or the like; give sudden involuntary expression to or indication of surprise, pain, fright, or any sudden emotion, by a quick convulsive movement of the body: as, he started at the sight.
(idiom) (start a family) To conceive or have a first child.
(idiom) (start in on) To begin an activity regarding (something).
(idiom) (start in on) To begin to criticize or complain about (someone or something).
(idiom) (start something) To cause trouble.
(idiom) (to start with) In any case.
(idiom) (to start with) At the beginning; initially.

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

Get going, Offset, Part, Kickoff, Commencement, Jump, Depart, Get, Initiate, Outset, First, Go, Commence, Beginning, Begin

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

Take up, Startle, Set off, Offset, Part, Kickoff, Commencement, Jump, Depart, Get, Initiate, First, Commence, Beginning, Begin

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.

EASY guide for how to start a keto diet or how to start a low carb diet.
Edmunds notes, dealers often start their negotiations with the MSRP and reduce their asking price, while buyers start at the invoice price and increase.
Graveman has a Tuesday home start against the Blue Jays and a Sunday road start against the Giants.
Quarterbacks are significantly more valuable in leagues that start two QBs than in leagues that only start one.
The Start timeand End timetext boxeswill display the earliest start time and latest end time you selected for your practice hours.
Start the service by clicking the Start button.
To start, there are several prerequisites you must satisfy before start training for work in the real estate industry.
Mean that a date set was unset felonies, start in district court start.
Start Interval Type: Inserts a symbol at the start of your line segment.
Microsoft Project provides multiple relationship types including Finish to Start, Start to Start, Finish to Finish and Start to Finish tasks.