Definition of "set to work" in English

Verb

To begin working.
- As soon as he got home, he went to his desk and set to work.
- Every day he sets to work at the new assignments.
To begin working at.
- As soon as I could, I set to work making the entries.
To cause to begin working.
- I will immediately set them to work.
- I was setting the children to work cleaning their rooms.
- I set the pump to work getting the water out of the basement.