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set·tle1
 settle1
- pronunciation:
- se
t
 l
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- settle down
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
settled, settles, settling |
| definition 1: |
to finally agree upon or resolve.
We settled our disagreement.- synonyms:
- conclude, decide, determine, resolve, square
- similar words:
- adjust, appoint, arbitrate, clinch, close, confirm, extinguish, fix, nail down, negotiate, patch, reconcile, rectify, sort, straighten
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| definition 2: |
to establish a home for.
He settled his family near the town.- synonyms:
- domicile, establish
- similar words:
- locate, move, relocate, situate
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| definition 3: |
to establish a colony in.
The pioneers settled the farming areas.- synonyms:
- colonize, establish, found
- similar words:
- create, occupy, people, pioneer, populate
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| definition 4: |
to make calm; stabilize.
The medicine settled my stomach.- synonyms:
- calm, quiet, soothe, stabilize, steady
- antonyms:
- disorder, unsettle
- similar words:
- compose, fix, lull, pacify, quell, relax, remedy
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| definition 5: |
to satisfy (a debt or obligation).
- synonyms:
- discharge, liquidate, pay, satisfy, square
- similar words:
- amortize, clear, defray, disburse, pay off, repay, requite
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| related words: |
complete, compromise, cool, determine, establish, ground, place, precipitate, quiet, remit, resolve, seal, steady, still, will |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to come to a decision (often fol. by on or upon).
We settled on the cheaper car.- synonyms:
- agree, decide, resolve
- similar words:
- choose, conclude, determine, dispose
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| definition 2: |
to reach an agreement.
We will settle out of court.- synonyms:
- agree, resolve
- similar words:
- arbitrate, decide, square
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| definition 3: |
to satisfy a debt or obligation (often fol. by up).
When the bill comes, she will settle up.- synonyms:
- pay
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| definition 4: |
to become a resident of a place.
- synonyms:
- locate
- similar words:
- dwell, move, reside
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| definition 5: |
to become relaxed or calm.
As soon as the excitement ends, he will settle down.- synonyms:
- calm, quiet, steady
- antonyms:
- unsettle
- similar words:
- relax, stabilize
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| definition 6: |
to cease motion.
The dust settled.- synonyms:
- abate, subside
- antonyms:
- unsettle
- similar words:
- alight, bottom, calm, clear, deposit, light
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| definition 7: |
to sink.
Wet ground settles in spring.- synonyms:
- drop, sink, subside
- similar words:
- bottom, deposit, descend, fall
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| related words: |
alight, balance, bargain, camp, close, compound, compromise, home, live, nestle, precipitate, quiet, stay, steady, will |
| phrase: |
settle down |
| derivation: |
settled (adj.) |
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