phrasal verb · neutral
go about
UK/ɡəʊ əˈbaʊt/US/ɡoʊ əˈbaʊt/go a·BOUT
to start to do something or to deal with something in a particular way
Examples
“I'm not sure how to go about solving this problem.”
“She went about her work calmly despite the chaos.”
“How did you go about finding reliable sources for your essay?”
Band 8 sentence
“In designing the study, the researchers carefully considered how to go about sampling a representative population.”
Collocations
- go about solving / finding / researching
- go about one's work / business
Word family
Common mistakes
How do you go for finding sources?→How do you go about finding sources?
She went about to her work.→She went about her work.
Say it for a higher band
5set about→6approach→7+go about
Synonyms
approach
set about
Easily confused
approach
“We need a more systematic approach to this problem.”
set about
“They set about reorganising the department.”
go about
“How did she go about organising the event?”
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