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settle
/'sɛtəl/
Synonyms of settle Antonyms of settle Examples of settle Usage of settle Parts of settle Definition that contains settle Words sounding like settle Explanation of settle

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Definitions of settle
  1. verb
    come to terms

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    conciliate make up patch up reconcile
  2. verb
    settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
    "dust settled on the roofs"

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    settle down
  3. verb
    bring to an end; settle conclusively

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    adjudicate decide resolve
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    end terminate
  4. verb
    become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
    "He finally settled down"

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    root settle down steady down take root
    type of:
    stabilize stabilise
  5. verb
    come as if by falling

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    descend fall
    type of:
    come
  6. verb
    get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
    "I finally settled with my old enemy"

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    get back
  7. verb
    go under

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    go down go under sink
  8. verb
    make final; put the last touches on; put into final form

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    finalise finalize nail down
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    end terminate
  9. verb
    take up residence and become established
    "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"

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    locate
  10. verb
    sink down or precipitate

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    subside
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    sink go under go down
  11. verb
    settle conclusively; come to terms
    "We finally settled the argument"

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    determine square off square up
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    resolve conclude
  12. noun
    a long wooden bench with a back

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    settee
    type of:
    bench
  13. verb
    fix firmly

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    ensconce
  14. verb
    accept despite lack of complete satisfaction
    "We settled for a lower price"
    type of:
    accept go for consent
  15. verb
    arrange or fix in the desired order
    "She settled the teacart"
    type of:
    set up arrange
  16. verb
    become clear by the sinking of particles
    "the liquid gradually settled"
    type of:
    change
  17. verb
    become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
    "The roar settled to a thunder" "The wind settled in the West" "A cough settled in her chest" "Her mood settled into lethargy"
    type of:
    get become go
  18. verb
    cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
    type of:
    sink
  19. verb
    come to rest
    type of:
    stop halt
  20. verb
    dispose of; make a financial settlement
    type of:
    arrange fix up
  21. verb
    end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement
    "The two parties finally settled"
  22. verb
    establish or develop as a residence
    "He settled the farm 200 years ago" "This land was settled by Germans"
    type of:
    build up develop
  23. verb
    form a community
    "The Swedes settled in Minnesota"
Examples of settle
  • "dust settled on the roofs"
  • "He finally settled down"
  • "I finally settled with my old enemy"
  • "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"
  • "We finally settled the argument"
  • "We settled for a lower price"
  • "She settled the teacart"
  • "the liquid gradually settled"
  • "The roar settled to a thunder"
  • "The wind settled in the West"
  • "A cough settled in her chest"
  • "Her mood settled into lethargy"
  • "The two parties finally settled"
  • "He settled the farm 200 years ago"
  • "This land was settled by Germans"
  • "The Swedes settled in Minnesota"
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