set about vs set out

set about and set out both are verbs.

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

As verbs, set about and set out are synonyms defined as:

set about and set out: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

Other synonyms of set about include begin, commence, get, get down, start, start out.

set about (verb)	set out (verb)
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action	take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
enter upon an activity or enterprise	lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
begin to deal with	depart for someplace