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Quick definitions from WordNet (settle)
▸ noun: a long wooden bench with a back
▸ verb: dispose of; make a financial settlement
▸ verb: take up residence and become established ("The immigrants settled in the Midwest")
▸ verb: form a community ("The Swedes settled in Minnesota")
▸ verb: become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style ("He finally settled down")
▸ verb: establish or develop as a residence ("He settled the farm 200 years ago")
▸ verb: become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet ("The roar settled to a thunder")
▸ verb: settle conclusively; come to terms ("We finally settled the argument")
▸ verb: end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement ("The two parties finally settled")
▸ verb: accept despite complete satisfaction ("We settled for a lower price")
▸ verb: get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury ("I finally settled with my old enemy")
▸ verb: arrange or fix in the desired order ("She settled the teacart")
▸ verb: cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
▸ verb: become clear by the sinking of particles ("The liquid gradually settled")
▸ verb: come to rest
▸ verb: settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground ("Dust settled on the roofs")
▸ verb: bring to an end; settle conclusively
▸ verb: fix firmly
▸ verb: sink down or precipitate
▸ verb: go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
▸ verb: come as if by falling
▸ verb: make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
▸ verb: come to terms
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 33333 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #3831)
▸ Also see settling
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to settle
▸ Usage examples for settle
▸ Idioms related to settle (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing settle
▸ Words that often appear near settle
▸ Rhymes of settle
▸ Invented words related to settle
▸ noun: a long wooden bench with a back
▸ verb: dispose of; make a financial settlement
▸ verb: take up residence and become established ("The immigrants settled in the Midwest")
▸ verb: form a community ("The Swedes settled in Minnesota")
▸ verb: become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style ("He finally settled down")
▸ verb: establish or develop as a residence ("He settled the farm 200 years ago")
▸ verb: become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet ("The roar settled to a thunder")
▸ verb: settle conclusively; come to terms ("We finally settled the argument")
▸ verb: end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement ("The two parties finally settled")
▸ verb: accept despite complete satisfaction ("We settled for a lower price")
▸ verb: get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury ("I finally settled with my old enemy")
▸ verb: arrange or fix in the desired order ("She settled the teacart")
▸ verb: cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
▸ verb: become clear by the sinking of particles ("The liquid gradually settled")
▸ verb: come to rest
▸ verb: settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground ("Dust settled on the roofs")
▸ verb: bring to an end; settle conclusively
▸ verb: fix firmly
▸ verb: sink down or precipitate
▸ verb: go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
▸ verb: come as if by falling
▸ verb: make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
▸ verb: come to terms
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 33333 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #3831)
▸ Also see settling
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to settle
▸ Usage examples for settle
▸ Idioms related to settle (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing settle
▸ Words that often appear near settle
▸ Rhymes of settle
▸ Invented words related to settle