settle settee | a long wooden bench with a back |
fall d descend d settle d | come as if by falling, Night fell, Silence fell |
settle locate | take up residence and become established, The immigrants settled in the Midwest |
settle | form a community, The Swedes settled in Minnesota |
settle root take root steady down settle down | become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style, He finally settled down |
finalize finalise settle nail down | make final, put the last touches on, put into final form, let's finalize the proposal |
fixate settle on | become fixed (on), Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon |
settle | establish or develop as a residence, He settled the farmyears ago, This land was settled by Germans |
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 |
decide settle resolve adjudicate | 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 square off square up determine | settle conclusively, come to terms, We finally settled the argument |
settle | end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement, The two parties finally settled |
reconcile patch up make up conciliate settle | come to terms, After some discussion we finally made up |
settle | accept despite lack of complete satisfaction, We settled for a lower price |
settle a get back d | 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 |
ensconce settle | fix firmly, He ensconced himself in the chair |
calm calm down cool off chill out simmer down settle down cool it | become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation, After the fight both men need to cool off., It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again. |
subside settle | sink down or precipitate, the mud subsides when the waters become calm |
settle | cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids) |
settle | become clear by the sinking of particles, the liquid gradually settled |
settle | come to rest |
settle settle down | settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground, dust settled on the roofs |
sink settle go down go under | go under, The raft sank and its occupants drowned |
settle | dispose of, make a financial settlement |