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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
settles, settling, settled |
| definition 1: |
to agree upon or decide.
We settled our argument and shook hands.- synonyms:
- decide, determine
- similar words:
- appoint, close, fix
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| definition 2: |
to finally decide on something after thinking about it for a while.
They settled on a smaller apartment.- synonyms:
- agree, decide
- similar words:
- choose, conclude, determine
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| definition 3: |
to move to a new place and live there.
The couple settled in Chicago.- similar words:
- move, reside
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| related words: |
complete, compromise, determine, live, stay |
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| derivation: |
settled (adj.) |
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