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go about
verb
(adverb) to move from place to place
(preposition) to busy oneself with
to go about one's duties
(preposition) to tackle (a problem or task)
(preposition) to be actively and constantly engaged in (doing something)
he went about doing good
to circulate (in)
there's a lot of flu going about
(adverb) (of a sailing ship) to change from one tack to another
Idioms and Phrases
Also, go around . Move here and there, to and fro; also, circulate. For example, She's been going about telling everyone the news , or A report went around that the dollar was dropping . [c. 1300]
Set about, undertake, as in I'm not sure how to go about making a pie . [Late 1600s]
go about one's business . Proceed with one's own proper occupation or concern. For example, Don't bother with that—just go about your business . [Late 1600s]
Example Sentences
While he understands that immigration agents have a job to do, Trujillo questions the necessity of grabbing workers trying to support their families and people just trying to go about their daily lives.
"I think we definitely showed more intent today. I think that will probably be the way we go about it," he added.
“There’s a whole other city, a whole other county that is going about its business.”
She said the Scottish government welcomed the U-turn, but "there is still no detail about how the Chancellor intends to go about that".
He quietly went about his business before striking at the ideal moment.
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