settle

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settle

The family decided to settle in a quiet valley.

Definition

  1. Verb:

    • To resolve or conclude: To bring a matter, such as a dispute, argument, or question, to a final and satisfactory conclusion.
    • To establish a residence or community: To move to a place and make it one's permanent home; to colonize or populate an area.
    • To become calm, stable, or quiet: To become still, less agitated, or to sink down to a lower level.
    • To pay a debt or bill: To pay what is owed, concluding a financial obligation.
    • To accept or agree to something, often less than desired: To come to terms with or accept a situation, even if it is not ideal.

  2. Noun:

    • A long wooden bench: A piece of furniture, typically with a high back and often incorporating storage, designed to seat multiple people.
Usage Examples

  • Verb:

    • The two companies agreed to settle their legal dispute out of court.
    • After years of traveling, they decided to settle in a small coastal town.
    • Wait for the sediment to settle at the bottom of the glass before drinking.
    • I need to settle my credit card bill by the end of the week.
    • We couldn't get tickets for the concert, so we settled for watching it online.

  • Noun:

    • An old oak settle stood by the fireplace in the country inn.
Advanced Usage

  • "settle down":

    • To adopt a more stable, quiet, or routine way of life, often after a period of movement or unrest.
      • After his adventurous youth, he was ready to settle down and start a family.
    • To become calm or quiet.
      • The children took a long time to settle down after the exciting game.

  • "settle in":

    • To become comfortable and established in a new place or situation.
      • It took her a few weeks to settle in at her new job.

  • "settle on/upon":

    • To make a final choice or decision after consideration.
      • We couldn't decide between the blue or the grey paint, but we finally settled on a light green.
Variants and Related Words

  • Settlement (n): The act or process of settling; a place where people have settled; a formal agreement resolving a dispute.

    • The settlement of the American West was a major historical event.
    • They reached a financial settlement.

  • Settler (n): A person who settles in a new region.

    • Early settlers faced many hardships.

  • Settled (adj): Fixed, established, or not likely to change.

    • He has a settled routine.
Synonyms
  • Resolve: To find a solution to a problem.
  • Colonize: To establish a colony in a place.
  • Subside: To become less intense, active, or violent; to sink to a lower level.
  • Pay: To give money that is due.
Related Phrasal Verbs

  • Settle for: To accept something that is less than what one wanted.

    • We wanted a house with a garden, but we had to settle for an apartment.

  • Settle up: To pay what is owed, especially to clear a final bill or debt.

    • Let's settle up for the dinner before we leave.
Related Idioms

  • "That settles it": Used to indicate that a decision has been made or a conclusion reached, ending further discussion.

    • It's raining? Well, that settles it—we'll have to cancel the picnic.

  • "Settle the score": To get revenge for a past wrong or injury.

    • He was determined to settle the score with his old rival.
settle

The family decided to settle in a quiet valley.

Noun
  1. a long wooden bench with a back
Verb
  1. come as if by falling
    • Night fell
    • Silence fell
  2. form a community
    • The Swedes settled in Minnesota
  3. make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
    • let's finalize the proposal
  4. get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
    • I finally settled with my old enemy
  5. fix firmly
    • He ensconced himself in the chair
  6. sink down or precipitate
    • the mud subsides when the waters become calm
  7. cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
  8. become clear by the sinking of particles
    • the liquid gradually settled
  9. dispose of; make a financial settlement
  10. end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement
    • The two parties finally settled
  11. accept despite lack of complete satisfaction
    • We settled for a lower price
  12. arrange or fix in the desired order
    • She settled the teacart
  13. come to rest
  14. establish or develop as a residence
    • He settled the farm 200 years ago
    • This land was settled by Germans
  15. become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
    • The roar settled to a thunder
    • The wind settled in the West
    • it is settling to rain
    • A cough settled in her chest
    • Her mood settled into lethargy
  16. become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
    • He finally settled down
  17. go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
  18. come to terms
    • After some discussion we finally made up
  19. take up residence and become established
    • The immigrants settled in the Midwest
  20. settle conclusively; come to terms
    • We finally settled the argument
  21. bring to an end; settle conclusively
    • The case was decided
    • The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff
    • The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance
  22. settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
    • dust settled on the roofs

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