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   Set·tle

   /ˈsed(ə)l/

   

   verb

   • 1. resolve or reach an agreement about (an argument or problem): "every effort was made to settle the dispute" Similar resolvesort outreach an agreement aboutfind a solution tofind an answer tosolveclear upbring to an endfixwork outiron outsmooth overstraighten outdeal withput rightset rightput to rightsrectifyremedyreconcileinformal:patch uparchaic:composeOpposite prolong
   • ▪ end (a legal dispute) by mutual agreement: "he sued for libel and then settled out of court"
   • ▪ determine; decide on: "exactly what goes into the legislation has not been settled" Similar decide onsetfixcome to a decision aboutagree onnamedetermineestablisharrangearrive atappointdesignateassignconfirmchooseselectpick
   • ▪ complete the administration and distribution of a decedent's estate.
   • ▪ accept or agree to (something that one considers to be less than satisfactory): "it was too cold for champagne so they settled for a cup of tea" Similar acceptagree toaccede toacquiesce inassent tocompromise on
   • 2. pay (a debt or account): "his bill was settled by charge card" Similar paypay in fullsettle updischargesquarecleardefrayliquidatesatisfy
   • ▪ give money or property to (someone) through a deed of settlement or a will: "he offered to settle $150 a year on her"
   • 3. adopt a more steady or secure style of life, especially in a permanent job and home: "one day I will settle down and raise a family"
   • ▪ make one's permanent home somewhere: "in 1863 the family settled in London" Similar make one's homeset up hometake up residenceput down rootsestablish oneselfgo to livemove toemigrate toset up housekeeping informal:become domiciled inOpposite move away from
   • ▪ move with a group of others to live in a new country or area: "European immigrants settled much of Australia" Similar colonizeestablish a colony inoccupypeopleinhabitpopulate
   • ▪ begin to feel comfortable or established in a new situation: "he had settled into his new job"
   • ▪ turn one's attention to; apply oneself to: "Catherine settled down to her studies" Similar apply oneself toturn one's attention toaddress oneself toget down toset aboutset to work onbegin to tackleattackconcentrate onfocus ondevote oneself to
   • ▪ become or make calmer or quieter: "after a few months the controversy settled down" Similar calm downbe quietbe stillrelaxquieten downquiet downcalmcalm downsoothecomposepacifylullsubduequellsedatetranquillizequietenquietOpposite agitatedisturb
   • ▪ silence (someone considered a nuisance) by some means: dated "he told me to hold my tongue or he would find a way to settle me"
   • 4. sit or come to rest in a comfortable position: "he settled into an armchair" Similar sit downseat oneselfinstall oneselfplant oneselfensconce oneselfplump oneselfflumpinformal:park oneselfplonk oneselflandcome to restcome downalightlightdescendperchOpposite stand uptake off
   • ▪ make (someone) comfortable in a particular place or position: "she allowed him to settle her in the taxi" Similar make comfortabletuck inbed down
   • ▪ move or adjust (something) so that it rests securely: "she settled her bag on her shoulder"
   • ▪ fall or come down onto a surface: "dust from the mill had settled on the roof"
   • ▪ (of suspended particles) sink slowly in a liquid to form sediment; (of a liquid) become clear or still through this process: "sediment settles near the bottom of the tank" Similar sinksubsidefallgravitateprecipitate outOpposite rise
   • ▪ (of an object or objects) gradually sink down under its or their own weight: "they listened to the soft ticking and creaking as the house settled"
   • ▪ (of a ship or boat) sink gradually: "the craft was settling nose-down in the water"

   Word Origin Old Englishsetlan ‘to seat, place’, from settle2.

   Derivatives

   • 1. settleable adjective
   • 2. settledness noun

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   How do you say settle in a sentence?

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   What does it mean to settle a house?

   • To settle means to come to order or rest, much as snow settles on the ground or dust settles on the dining room table. Settle has a number of meanings. After moving several times, you'll wish your parents would settle in one place for the rest of your school years. Have you ever heard your house creaking or groaning? That's the house settling.

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   What does settle back mean?

   • The dog settled on the grass to enjoy its bone. A nurse settled the old man into a chair. → settle back 5 quiet/calm [ intransitive, transitive] (also settle down) to become quiet and calm, or to make someone quiet and calm When the children had settled, Miss Brown gave out the new reading books.

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