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Settle
ˈsɛtl
- resolve or reach an agreement about (an argument or problem)
"the unions have settled their year-long dispute with Hollywood producers"
resolve sort out reach an agreement about find a solution to find an answer to solve clear up bring to an end fix work out iron out smooth over straighten out deal with put right set right put to rights rectify remedy reconcile- end (a legal dispute) by mutual agreement
"if the dispute was not settled it was possible there would be strike action"
- reach a decision about; determine
"exactly what goes into the legislation has not been settled"
- 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"
- pay (a debt or account)
"his bill was settled by charge card"
- give money or property to (someone) through a deed of settlement or a will
"he offered to settle £150 a year on her"
- 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"
- move with a group of others to live in (a new country or area, especially one inhabited by people of a different ethnic or religious group, or one regarded as sparsely populated)
"European immigrants settled much of Australia"
- 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"
- become or make calmer or quieter
"after a few months the controversy settled down"
- silence (a troublesome person) by some means
"he told me to hold my tongue or he would find a way to settle me"
- sit or come to rest in a comfortable position
"he settled into an armchair"
sit down seat oneself install oneself plant oneself ensconce oneself plump oneself flump land come to rest come down alight light descend perch- make (someone) comfortable in a particular place or position
"she allowed him to settle her in the taxi"
- move or adjust (something) so that it rests securely
"she settled her bag on her shoulder"
- (especially of snow) fall on to a surface and remain there
"traffic came to a standstill after the snow began to settle"
- (of suspended particles) sink slowly in a liquid to form sediment
- (of a liquid) become clear or still as suspended particles sink
"he watched his pint settling"
- (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) begin to sink
"the craft was settling nose-down in the water"