go about

verb

went about; gone about; going about; goes about

transitive verb

: to set about : to begin to do

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Seventy minutes in, Tuchel had seen enough and went about fixing things. Michael Cox, New York Times, 12 July 2026 Every company, school, and city trying to hold people together in a lonely, fractured age is hungering for the same thing, and most go about it backward, designing belonging at the top and handing it down, perfectly complete. Julia Dhar, Time, 11 July 2026 After Cholowsky’s selection, the next two picks went about as widely predicted. Dan Gelston, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026 Part of the optional new Self-Sufficiency package, that panel goes about feeding the dual-40-Ah LFP battery system that comes along with it, replacing the standard 92-Ah AGM battery. New Atlas, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for go about

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“Go about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20about. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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