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Definition: Meaning of, settle in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈsɛt(ə)l /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
settle settled settled
Present Participle Third Person Singular
settling settles
  1. end argument [intransitive and transitive] to end an argument or solve a disagreement
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  2. decide [transitive usually passive] to decide what you are going to do, especially so that you can make definite arrangements
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  3. start living in a place [intransitive,transitive usually passive] to go to a place where no people have lived permanently before and start to live there
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  4. start living in a place [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to go to live in a new place, and stay there for a long time
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  5. comfortable [intransitive,transitive always + adverb/preposition] to put yourself or someone else in a comfortable position
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  6. quiet/calm also settle down [intransitive and transitive] to become quiet and calm, or to make someone quiet and calm
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  7. move down [intransitive] if dust, snow etc settles, it comes down and stays in one place
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  8. move down [intransitive] if a bird, insect etc settles, it flies down and rests on something
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  9. move down [intransitive] if something such as a building or the ground settles, it sinks slowly to a lower level
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  10. pay money [transitive] to pay money that is owed
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  11. organize business/money [transitive] to deal with all the details of a business or of someone's money or property, so that nothing further needs to be done
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  12. settle a score/account to do something to hurt or cause trouble for someone because they have harmed or offended you
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  13. somebody's eyes/gaze settles on somebody/something written if your eyes settle on something or someone, you notice them and look at them for a period of time
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  14. feeling/quality [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] written if a quality or feeling settles over a place or person, it begins and has a strong effect
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  15. expression [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] written if a particular expression settles on your face, it stays there
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  16. stomach [intransitive and transitive] if your stomach settles, or if something settles it, it stops feeling uncomfortable or making you sick
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settle used in phrasal verbs

  • settle down (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive/transitive] same as settle1 (sense 8)
    2. [intransitive] to begin to live a quieter life by getting married or staying permanently in a place
  • settle for (phrasal verb)
    1. settle for someone/something to accept someone or something that is not exactly what you wanted because you cannot have what you wanted
  • settle in (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive/transitive] to become familiar with a new way of life, place, or job, or to make someone do this
    2. [intransitive] to make yourself comfortable in a place because you are going to stay there for a long time
  • settle into (phrasal verb)
    1. settle into something / settle someone into something to become familiar with a new way of life, place, or job, or to make someone do this
    2. settle into something to make yourself comfortable in a place because you are going to stay there for a long time
  • settle on (phrasal verb)
    1. settle on someone/something to make a decision between two or more people or things after not being certain which to choose
    2. settle something on someone British English formal to give someone money or property in a legal and official way
  • settle up (phrasal verb)
    1. to pay all of an amount of money that you owe to a particular person or company
    2. to agree how much each person or group should pay
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