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goes about

VERB

undertake

Synonyms

STRONGEST

set about

WEAK

approach be employed begin devote oneself to engage in get busy with occupy oneself with tackle work at

Example Sentences

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Chris Sutton: Scotland will beat Haiti - it is just how Steve Clarke goes about it and whether he goes with two up top, which I think is worth the risk in this game.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“The recklessness to which he goes about things, the fact that he doesn’t believe in rules, he doesn’t believe they apply to him.”

From Slate • May 18, 2026

"Virat, we have seen him do it 53 times -- he just goes about doing his job," said India skipper KL Rahul.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

But that personal connection alone doesn’t explain how transcendent that scene is, or how perfectly she goes about her business in it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

Unfortunately, I knew little or nothing as to how one goes about acquiring a horse to ride on potentially dangerous mountain trails.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen