settle

  • 11Settle — Set tle, v. i. 1. To become fixed or permanent; to become stationary; to establish one s self or itself; to assume a lasting form, condition, direction, or the like, in place of a temporary or changing state. [1913 Webster] The wind came about… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 12Settle — Settle …

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  • 13Settle — (spr. ßéttl), Marktstadt im Westbezirk von Yorkshire (England), am Ribble und am Fuß eines Kalkfelsens, mit gotischer Kirche, Musikhalle, Baumwollindustrie, Gerberei und (1901) 2302 Einw …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 14settle in — index occupy (take possession) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 15settle on — index elect (choose) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 16settle on — (something) to make a decision or come to an agreement about something. My parents finally settled on my punishment I would use my summer wages to pay for the repairs. The two sides have not yet settled on a price …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 17settle — 1 *set, fix, establish Analogous words: *secure, anchor, moor, rivet: *order, arrange Antonyms: unsettle 2 *calm, compose, quiet, quieten, still, lull, soothe, tranquilize Analogous words: placate, appease, * …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 18settle — set|tle W2S2 [ˈsetl] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(end argument)¦ 2¦(decide)¦ 3¦(start living in a place)¦ 4¦(comfortable)¦ 5¦(quiet/calm)¦ 6¦(move down)¦ 7¦(pay money)¦ 8¦(organize business/money)¦ 9 settle a score/account 10 some …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19settle — set|tle1 [ setl ] verb *** ▸ 1 end disagreement ▸ 2 go and live somewhere ▸ 3 fall & rest on ground ▸ 4 pay all money owed to someone ▸ 5 decide something definitely ▸ 6 gradually sink down ▸ 7 finish dealing with something ▸ 8 make someone… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 20settle — 1 / setl/ verb 1 MAKE COMFORTABLE/SAFE a) (intransitive always + adv/prep, transitive always + adv/prep) to put yourself or someone else in a comfortable position (+ back/into/down): Mel settled back in his chair and closed his eyes. | settle… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English