set upon

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set upon

verb sets upon · setting upon · 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.
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verb to attack

Português	atacar
Deutsch	sich stürzen

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@misc{set_upon_2026,
  title = {set upon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/set%20upon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}