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set·tled, set·tling.
- : to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon.
- : to place in a desired state or in order: to settle one's affairs.
- : to pay, as a bill.
- : to close by payment.
- : to migrate to and organize; colonize: The pilgrims settled Plymouth.
- : to cause to take up residence: They settled immigrants in urban areas.
- : to furnish with inhabitants or settlers: The French settled this colony with army veterans.
- : to quiet, calm, or bring to rest.
- : to stop from annoying or opposing: A sharp word will settle that youngster.
- : to conclude or resolve: to settle a dispute.
- : to make stable; place in a permanent position or on a permanent basis.
- : to cause to become clear by depositing dregs.
- : to cause to sink or be deposited.
- : to cause to sink down gradually; make firm or compact.
- : to dispose of finally; close up: to settle an estate.
- : Law. to secure on or to a person by formal or legal process.to terminate by mutual consent of the parties.
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set·tled, set·tling.
- : to decide, arrange, or agree: to settle on a plan of action.
- : to arrange matters in dispute; come to an agreement: to settle with a person.
- : to pay a bill; make a financial arrangement.
- : to take up residence in a new country or place: Many Frenchmen settled along the Mississippi River following La Salle's explorations.
- : to come to rest, as from flight: A bird settled on a bough.
- : to gather, collect, or become fixed in a particular place, direction, etc.: A cold settled in my head.
- : to become calm or composed: I'll wait until the class settles before starting the lesson.
- : to come to rest: We settled down for the night at an old country inn.
- : to sink down gradually; subside.
- : to become clear by the sinking of suspended particles, as a liquid.
- : to sink to the bottom, as sediment.
- : to become firm or compact, as the ground.
- : to become pregnant; conceive.
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- : settle down, to become established in some routine, especially upon marrying, after a period of independence or indecision.to become calm or quiet.to apply oneself to serious work: There were so many distractions that we weren't able to settle down to studying.
- : settle for, to be satisfied with: to settle for less.
- : settle into, to become established in: to settle into a new routine.
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Examples
Bridgewater, which fought the panel’s decision that it must pay the Tekmerion founders’ legal fees, has since settled the case.
Researchers have generally settled for repeatedly measuring flow speed at several points in the turbulence.
They don’t jump back in and trade until mid-November once the dust has settled.
As businesses have settled into this new normal, they’ve also been looking inward.
As the realization settles in that the pandemic will stretch into multiple quarters rather than multiple months, CEOs must again grapple with how to advise their employees on returning to the office.
I settle for a sweater and jacket and throw a tie in my briefcase just in case it turns out to be the prom.
I started to squirm in my chair and Jimbo put his hand back on my shoulder to settle me down.
The pressure is on the Supreme Court to settle this once and for all.
Now they either settle, which they should have done 20 years ago, or they go in front of the judge.
They form a daily currency by which we settle relationships, but they also create doubt.
Having accomplished his task within three months Datto Mandi withdrew with all his men, except two who wished to settle at Pardo.
As night began to settle down over the land, the Queen Elizabeth seemed to feel the time had come to give full vent to her wrath.
And we will also settle and assure the particular rights and interests of every planter and adventurer.
In fact, one evening, his wife and children deserted him entirely and went to settle elsewhere, thinking it was all over with him.
Many people when presented with the argument above, would settle it at once with the word "socialism."