"set about sth" in German to set about sth. etw. angehen sich an etw. machen sich dranmachen, etw. zu tun darangehen, etw. zu tun etw. in Angriff nehmen Detailed translations for "set about sth" to set about sth. to set about sth.(also: to make a start on sth., to set to sth., to get to work on sth., to get down to sth.) etw. angehen{transitive verb} to set about sth.(also: to make a start on sth., to set to sth., to get to work on sth., to get down to sth.) sich an etw. machen to set about sth.(also: to make a start on sth., to set to sth., to get to work on sth., to get down to sth.) sich dranmachen, etw. zu tun{verb} to set about sth.(also: to make a start on sth., to set to sth., to get to work on sth., to get down to sth.) darangehen, etw. zu tun to set about sth.(also: to make a start on sth., to set to sth., to get to work on sth., to get down to sth.) etw. in Angriff nehmen{transitive verb}