go about

Begin to handle

Go about means to engage in or proceed with an activity, often with attention to method: How do you go about getting a passport? , She went about her work quietly.

The phrase emphasizes the manner or approach rather than the action itself.

To go about also means to move from place to place: He went about the village spreading rumors.

method

approach

Way of handling something

address · proceed · execute · carry out · undertake · deal with · navigate · pursue · conduct · perform

movement

circulate

Move in a loop

travel · traverse · get around · walk around · cruise · drift · meander · patrol · perambulate · amble

routine

continue

Go on without stopping

maintain · persist · keep on · press on · persevere · sustain · follow through · stick with · keep at · plug away

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Opposites
action/engagement

go aboutabandon

Leave behind permanently

give up · cease · stop · quit · drop

method/approach

go aboutflounder

Struggle awkwardly, or seafood

wing it · muddle through

movement/direction

go aboutstay the course

Continue despite difficulties

keep steady · stay put

Family

about, roundabout, go around, whereabouts, hereabouts, thereabouts, go forth

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G