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UK
/sˈɛtəl/
]
[ US /ˈsɛtəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈsɛtəɫ/ ]
VERB
-
come as if by falling
Night fell
Silence fell - cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
- dispose of; make a financial settlement
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sink down or precipitate
the mud subsides when the waters become calm -
arrange or fix in the desired order
She settled the teacart -
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 -
get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
I finally settled with my old enemy -
establish or develop as a residence
This land was settled by Germans
He settled the farm 200 years ago -
make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
let's finalize the proposal -
accept despite lack of complete satisfaction
We settled for a lower price -
become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
He finally settled down -
fix firmly
He ensconced himself in the chair -
take up residence and become established
The immigrants settled in the Midwest - come to rest
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settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
dust settled on the roofs -
go under
The raft sank and its occupants drowned -
come to terms
After some discussion we finally made up -
become clear by the sinking of particles
the liquid gradually settled -
become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
A cough settled in her chest
Her mood settled into lethargy
The roar settled to a thunder
it is settling to rain
The wind settled in the West -
form a community
The Swedes settled in Minnesota -
end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement
The two parties finally settled -
settle conclusively; come to terms
We finally settled the argument
NOUN
- a long wooden bench with a back
How To Use settle In A Sentence
- The resettlement fee shall be calculated according to the number of agricultural population to be resettled.
- Sometime in the early eighteen hundreds, they trekked to the flat plain between the Ohio River and Lake Erie and settled in Mount Vernon, which was then a few small buildings in a forest of tall trees. A Renegade History of the United States
- I set the alarm clock for a quarter to midnight, and settled down for a couple of hours sleep.
- I set the alarm clock for a quarter to midnight, and settled down for a couple of hours sleep.
- Begin by placing the cordial container on a level surface to allow the sediment to settle.
- The ICR would have the authority to annul laws or dismiss public officials to uphold the Kosovo settlement.
- The original Auroran settlers had landed in the location that was now the park and decided to keep it as a peaceful retreat in the centre of the city.
- His work underscores the aeriality embedded in the rational geometric order of the regions settlement.
- A family law barrister close to the Crikey crew advises that many men attempt to talk down their earning capacity when they are negotiating settlements with former wives.
- Hunt thinks it unlikely that the currency will break parity with the dollar next year, and feels it is likely to settle around the $0.92 level.