From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgo about phrasal verb1 go about somethingDO to start to do something I want to learn German but I don’t know the best way to go about it.go about doing something The leaflet tells you how to go about making a will.2 go about somethingDO to do something in the way that you usually do The villagers were going about their business as usual. She went about her preparations in a quiet businesslike way.3 British EnglishTTW if a ship goes about, it turns to go in the opposite direction → go→ See Verb table
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go about• The next morning, she went about her business as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened.• The old man hummed to himself as he went about his gardening.• I'm thinking about changing careers, but I don't quite know how to go about it.• How would you go about reorganizing the kitchen?going about their business• It was unforgivable, the butcher declared, a cretinous act that had stopped honest people going about their business.• More police officers visibly going about their business is the most commonly advanced solution to street crime.• In the crowded streets of the capital it is hard to tell whether people are going about their business or simply wandering. 