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What does "set out" mean?

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Rebecca

"Set out" is actually a phrasal verb. Here it is being used in an intransitive way to mean to start doing or working on something in order to achieve an aim. In this case the aim is to become an "attorney". Ex: When we set out on this project, we knew it would be difficult. Ex: They set out to build their own house.

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