set upon
Verb
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Verb
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.
- German: sich stürzen
- Portuguese: atacar
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