Settle can be categorized as a noun and a verb.
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| settle - take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest" | ||
| settle - settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument" | ||
| settle - dispose of; make a financial settlement | ||
| settle - form a community; "The Swedes settled in Minnesota" | ||
| settle - end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; "The two parties finally settled" | ||
| settle - cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids) | ||
| settle - become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down" | ||
| settle - accept despite lack of complete satisfaction; "We settled for a lower price" | ||
| settle - become clear by the sinking of particles; "the liquid gradually settled" | ||
| settle - come to rest | ||
| settle - settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground; "dust settled on the roofs" | ||
| settle - 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" | ||
| settle - get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally settled with my old enemy" | ||
| settle - arrange or fix in the desired order; "She settled the teacart" | ||
| settle - 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" | ||
| settle - go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" | ||
| settle - come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up" | ||
| settle - make final; put the last touches on; put into final form; "let's finalize the proposal" | ||
| settle - sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm" | ||
| settle - come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell" | ||
| settle - fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair" | ||
Noun |
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| settle - a long wooden bench with a back |
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| 1. | verb | A large number of them are Bangladeshis, who like millions of their countrymen have left their densely populated homeland to settle elsewhere. | |
| 2. | verb | We'll find time when things settle down. | |
| 3. | verb | Bob Noyce and Gordon Moore wanted to name their new company 'Moore Noyce' but that was already trademarked by a hotel chain so they had to settle for an acronym of INTegrated ELectronics. | |
| 4. | verb | How could we make it settle in a new house. | |
| 5. | verb | Should I just settle and book on line? | |
| 6. | verb | Since moving back from college and trying to settle roots in the Village, I have referred to the La Jolla Blue Book for a ton of local numbers. | |
| 7. | verb | Two different parties with common interests were on the warpath when he cut in to settle the dispute. | |
| 8. | verb | Let us settle the matter without a third party. | |
| 9. | verb | I am considering how to settle the matter. | |
| 10. | verb | We were able to settle the matter finally. | |
| 11. | verb | Our top priority is to settle this dispute once and for all, so we are ready to meet them halfway. | |
| 12. | verb | We moved into this house last month. We will settle down soon. | |
| 13. | verb | Maybe I will settle down with a woman. | |
| 14. | verb | The rainshower made the dust settle. | |
| 15. | verb | Somehow I cannot settle down to work. |
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| A large number of them are Bangladeshis, who like millions of their countrymen have left their densely populated homeland to settle elsewhere. |
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| We'll find time when things settle down. |
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| Bob Noyce and Gordon Moore wanted to name their new company 'Moore Noyce' but that was already trademarked by a hotel chain so they had to settle for an acronym of INTegrated ELectronics. |
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| How could we make it settle in a new house. |
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| Should I just settle and book on line? |
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| Since moving back from college and trying to settle roots in the Village, I have referred to the La Jolla Blue Book for a ton of local numbers. |
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| Two different parties with common interests were on the warpath when he cut in to settle the dispute. | |
| Let us settle the matter without a third party. | |
| I am considering how to settle the matter. | |
| We were able to settle the matter finally. | |
| Our top priority is to settle this dispute once and for all, so we are ready to meet them halfway. | |
| We moved into this house last month. We will settle down soon. | |
| Maybe I will settle down with a woman. | |
| The rainshower made the dust settle. | |
| Somehow I cannot settle down to work. | |