set to work
1set to work — To employ in, or to engage energetically in, a piece of work • • • Main Entry: ↑work * * * set to work (or set someone to work) begin or cause to begin work …
2set to work — index employ (engage services), engage (hire), exert, exploit (make use of), hire, manipulate (utilize skillfully) …
3set to work — to start working, especially in a determined or enthusiastic way set to work on: I set to work on the mountain of paperwork on my desk. set to work (on) doing something: After lunch, they set to work fixing the roof. set to work to do something:… …
4set to work — to begin doing something. They set to work bringing order to an organization that didn t even know how many computers it had. She pulled out her brushes and paper and set to work making a studio out of her hotel room …
5set to work — verb a) To begin working. As soon as he got home, he went to his desk and set to work. b) To begin working at. Everyday he sets to work at the new assignments …
6set to work on something — get/go/set/to work (on something) phrase to start doing something Let’s get to work on this right now. Thesaurus: to start doing somethingsynonym Main entry: work …
7set to work — begin to work; indicate someone to begin to work …
8To set at work — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… …
9To set to work — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… …
10To set on work — Work Work (w[^u]rk), n. [OE. work, werk, weorc, AS. weorc, worc; akin to OFries. werk, wirk, OS., D., & G. werk, OHG. werc, werah, Icel. & Sw. verk, Dan. v[ae]rk, Goth. gawa[ u]rki, Gr. e rgon, [digamma]e rgon, work, re zein to do, o rganon an… …
