set about vs confront

set about and confront both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
set about	No	No	Yes	No
confront	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, confront is a hyponym of set about; that is, confront is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than set about:

Other hyponyms of set about include face, face up.

set about (verb)	confront (verb)
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action	deal with (something unpleasant) head on
enter upon an activity or enterprise	present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
begin to deal with	oppose, as in hostility or a competition
	be face to face with