set upon

English

Verb

set upon (third-person singular simple present sets upon, present participle setting upon, simple past and past participle set upon)

To attack someone.
I was set upon by a couple of young thugs.
To begin an activity; to embark upon a course of action.
On receiving the letter, I immediately set upon writing a reply.

Synonyms

set on

Translations

to attack

German: sich stürzen
Portuguese: atacar (pt)

Swedish: överfalla (sv), anfalla (sv), attackera (sv)
Turkish: çullanmak (tr), saldırmak (tr), taarruz etmek (tr)

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